“My passion for engineering has deep roots, nurtured in my parents’ garage where I tirelessly disassembled and fixed gadgets.” — ChatGPT answering an NC State admissions essay prompt. This summer, ...

North Carolina State University in Raleigh is the largest college in the Carolinas. It received nearly 40,000 first-year applications for its Class of 2027. Juli Leonard [email protected] ...

It’s back to school season, and very soon, it’ll be admissions season. High school students are starting to gather their application materials for the colleges in our area. We looked at application ...

If you’re a student applying for college, writing a personal essay can seem daunting. But it doesn’t need to be. The News & Observer talked to admissions offices at Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, NC State and ...