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Writing for the Common App: Advice and Strategies
The Common Application, or, the “Common App,” is arguably one of the most important constants in the college admissions process. It’s also known to students as their...
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Featured blogSeptember 11, 2026Read time 9 mins
How to Check a Google Doc for Plagiarism and AI Content (Step-by-Step)
Key Pointers Google Docs has no built-in plagiarism checker or AI content detector. The originality reports feature exists only in Google Workspace for Education edi...
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Being a Productive Writer in the Age of Distraction
Let’s face it, there’s plenty to do on the internet. You can watch viral videos, live feeds, get carried away in online encyclopedias and research journals, play gam...
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Overcoming Writer’s Block
It’s Friday afternoon – the deadline your professor set for that research paper is fast approaching; the problem? You haven’t even started writing! If this scenario ...
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Crafting a Compelling Personal Statement
There comes a time for many of us, where you may be asked for a personal statement. At first glance it may seem like a straight-forward hurdle on the road to a major...
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Developing an Effective Online Writing Curriculum
Remote learning has been on the rise over the last decade, and even more-so this year. With significant growth enabled by increased access to a reliable internet con...
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Developing an Ideal Online Learning Environment
With preparation, online teaching can be as effective as traditional methods. Some of the difficulties teachers experience are the inability to complete assignments ...
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Avoiding Plagiarism in Online Learning
One of the most disheartening scenarios as a teacher takes place when you discover that a student plagiarized. The repercussions from reporting the student’s academi...
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Tips for New Graduate TAs
Teaching undergraduate students is one of the most exciting and important things we do as academics—and also potentially the most nerve-wracking. Here are six great ...
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Common Writing Mistakes Found in College Papers
Are dangling modifiers sabotaging your work? Comma splices undermining your ideas? As a graduate Teaching Assistant, I hate to see otherwise good papers plagued by b...
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Writing tips for people who hate writing
Writing is an activity that, for some, is both invigorating and cathartic. However, not everybody has the same thoughts on the subject. If you are one of those peopl...
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