The two essays most commonly associated with graduate school applications are the statement of purpose and the personal statement. This is an opportunity for you to connect more deeply with both the ...

Require many reliable sources to back up your thesis/claim. Take up a position and support it with evidence. Usually about events (historical or current), textual arguments, or personal interests.

Let’s be honest: writing a psychology essay feels kind of like digging through a giant haystack of theories, studies, and academic noise, just to find that one quote or source that actually makes ...