When Tatiana Schlossberg submitted an essay to The New Yorker, it had not been assigned or even expected. It was accepted ...

The personal essay is an essential component of your application. How compelling it is — or isn't — can make or break your acceptance.

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Division on whether an OU student should have received a zero on her essay, but most agreed that her free speech rights had not been violated.

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A single sentence from a faculty mentor cut deeper than I expected—because it wasn’t the first time my voice had been questioned. I spent decades believing I was not good enough to become a writer.

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