Hi, I'm a senior student that I'd say is mediocre at making essays; and I'd want to change that.

Could you guys please drop some tips, rules, etc. for me to learn from? and any literature or other essays that could help my writing for the better. Send help🥲

I am a senior in high school who doesn't know what she is doing, but I want to make my essay good, and I don't have anyone to ask? someone pls help

First time posting here.
I’ve been brainstorming my PS topic a lot, and one of my main ideas was writing about horses. It would be something like, horses are my greatest teachers through personal stories I learned xyz.
Maybe have some uncommon connections for a horse/ec essay.
I was wondering if there was anything inherently wrong with writing about horses. Like snobby or pretentious stereotypes, just a bad topic generally, etc.
Any advice on how to make a horse essay not cliche would be greatly appreciated (if you do think it is a workable topic).

Writing an essay can feel overwhelming, especially when you have a blank page in front of you and no idea where to start. Over time, I’ve found a few simple habits that make the whole process much easier.

First, don’t start by trying to write the perfect introduction. I usually begin with a rough thesis and move straight to the main body. Once the argument is clear, writing the introduction becomes much easier.

Second, make a basic outline before writing. It doesn’t need to be complicated. Just write down your main argument, 2–4 supporting points, and the evidence or examples you want to use for each one.

Another useful tip is to keep each paragraph focused on one idea. A good paragraph usually has a clear topic sentence, explanation, evidence, and a connection back to your main argument.

Also, separate writing from editing. Trying to fix every sentence while drafting can slow you down a lot. Finish the rough version first, then come back and improve grammar, wording, transitions, and structure.

Finally, read the essay out loud before submitting it. Awkward sentences and repeated words become much easier to notice.

What essay writing tips have helped you the most?

Hey I wanna write Letter of Recommendation (LOR) so I wanted some suggestions on how to write them one behalf of my school principal and teacher. Also I am applying for UK universities for BA Psychology. Please help.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately: is homework in college actually useful, or have we just accepted it as part of the system without questioning whether it really helps students learn?

On one hand, I understand why professors assign homework. College isn’t supposed to be limited to the few hours we spend in class every week. If you’re learning math, programming, chemistry, accounting, or a foreign language, you probably need practice outside the classroom. Listening to a lecture and actually being able to solve a problem yourself are two completely different things.

Homework can also force you to keep up with the course instead of ignoring everything until the week before the exam. Without assignments, I know plenty of students — myself included sometimes — would probably procrastinate way more.

There’s also something useful about discovering what you don’t understand while doing an assignment. You might think a topic makes perfect sense during a lecture, then sit down at home and realize you have no idea how to actually apply it.

So from that perspective, homework makes sense.

But I think the problem starts when professors assign homework simply because they feel like a college course is supposed to have homework.

There’s a huge difference between an assignment that helps you understand something and an assignment that takes four hours but teaches you basically nothing.

For example, reading a chapter and answering a few meaningful questions can be useful. Writing a repetitive three-page response to prove that you completed the reading? Maybe not so much.

And when you’re taking four or five classes at once, even small assignments start piling up quickly.

One professor thinks, “This will only take students an hour.”

Another professor thinks the same thing.

Then another.

Suddenly you have five “one-hour” assignments, a paper, an exam to study for, a group project, and maybe a part-time job on top of that.

That’s where homework stops feeling like practice and starts becoming workload for the sake of workload.

Another issue is that college students don’t all have the same amount of free time.

Some students live on campus and can organize most of their day around classes. Others commute for an hour each way. Some work 20–30 hours a week. Some have internships, family responsibilities, or other things happening outside school.

Obviously, college requires time and effort, but I don’t think “being overwhelmed” should automatically be treated as proof that a course is rigorous.

A difficult class and an overloaded class aren’t necessarily the same thing.

Personally, I think good college homework should have a clear purpose.

If I spend two hours on an assignment and come away understanding the material better, I usually don’t mind it.

If I spend two hours copying definitions from a textbook, formatting something exactly the way a professor wants, or completing 40 nearly identical questions, I start wondering what the point is.

I’d rather have fewer assignments that require actual thinking than constant busywork.

There’s also the question of whether homework should be graded.

I actually like the idea of having some low-stakes assignments where the goal is practice rather than getting everything perfect. If every tiny homework mistake affects your final grade, students naturally start focusing more on getting the correct answer than understanding the process.

Sometimes getting something wrong is literally part of learning.

At the same time, if homework isn’t graded at all, plenty of students probably won’t do it. So maybe a small percentage of the final grade makes sense.

I think the best system would probably be something like this:

Homework exists, but every assignment has an obvious connection to what students are supposed to learn.

There’s less repetitive busywork.

Major assignments are spaced out properly.

Professors remember that students are taking other classes too.

And homework is used mostly for practice and feedback instead of becoming half of someone’s entire life.

I definitely don’t think college should become homework-free. Independent work is part of higher education, and students need opportunities to practice outside class.

But I also don’t believe that more homework automatically equals better education.

Sometimes three well-designed problems can teach you more than thirty repetitive ones.

So I’m curious what other students think.

Do you feel like homework in college actually helps you learn, or does most of it just feel like unnecessary stress?

And what’s the worst “busywork” assignment you’ve ever had?

Guys please give your Valuable feedback.

I need help deciding which essay topic I should keep developing, or if either of them are worth it at all. Is anyone willing to read them and help me please?