Thinktown's senior educational consultant Kira explains the key elements of a creative and outstanding essay.

Writer's block is inevitable, Jack kindly shares his tips for you to overcome them!

Thinktown academic advisor Sophie tells us a story about family and love - as well as how to apply storytelling principles in essay writing.

Thinktown's educational consultant Olivia explains how one of her students came up with a unique idea for her Common App essay.

Thinktown educational consultant Erin talks about innovative essay ideas and how to impress admission officers with your creativity.

This past application season, I helped brainstorm Common App main essay topics with a student who introduced himself to me in a...

Click-clack goes the sound of my tippy-tappy typing. When you work fifty, sixty, and even seventy-four hours a week during the whirlwind...