The SAT, the country’s best-known college admissions test, is getting a major overhaul that drops the required essay section it added just eight years ago and restores the top score to the iconic 1600 ...

WASHINGTON – Essay optional. No penalties for wrong answers. The SAT college entrance exam is undergoing sweeping revisions. Changes in the annual test that millions of students take will also do away ...

College application essays are intended to provide insight beyond the impersonal numbers of test scores and academic transcripts. Recommendation letters can provide a third-party perspective, but the ...

Revising an essay is not just proofreading it, although this is part of the revision process. Your first draft is only the start of the real work. It often takes more effort and time to revise than it ...

Did your dream college reject or defer your carefully crafted early action or early decision application? This is the bad news -- but the good news is that, although rejection hurts, you may have a ...

Writing essays is a common part of many students’ lives, especially if they pursue higher education. Many college courses place hefty emphasis on essays. Their content, length, research, writing, and ...

Did your dream college reject or defer your carefully crafted early action or early decision application? This is the bad news – but the good news is that, although rejection hurts, you may have a ...

LOS ANGELES — As part of a major overhaul of the SAT college entrance exam, test-takers starting in 2016 will no longer be required to write an essay, the College Board announced Wednesday. However, ...