Ryah Cooley Cole is an award winning writer and a high school English teacher based on the Central Coast of California. She is most interested in bringing diverse stories to her readers and students.

Graduate and professional schools often require some sort of written statement — often called a "statement of purpose," "personal statement" or "letter of intent"— as a part of the application. Some ...

Ryah Cooley Cole is an award winning writer and a high school English teacher based on the Central Coast of California. She is most interested in bringing diverse stories to her readers and students.

I like to tell students that figuring out a career path takes a lot of planning. It would be great if this planning began on Day 1 of college, but it rarely works out this way. Nonetheless, I would ...

U.S. colleges and universities attract more than a million international students each year, particularly those pursuing degrees in popular fields like computer science and engineering. During the ...

I like to tell students that figuring out a career path takes a lot planning. It would be great if this planning began on Day 1 of college, but it rarely works out this way. Nonetheless, I would argue ...