Critique Me: A Customizable Cover Sheet

To grow, writers need critique. Once you’ve solicited reviewers to read your writing, it’s important to guide them toward the kind of feedback that will be most useful to you. Your enlisted critics need to know your audience and timeline. They need to know...

Edit, Submit, Admit: Application Essays

The biggest mistake I made in applying to graduate schools was not having anyone—not a single soul—read over my personal statement. The second-biggest mistake may have been having only one personal statement rather than many, each tailored to a specific university and...