WELLSBORO -- All it could take to own a bookstore is Wellsboro is $75 and a well-written, 250-word essay on why the Tioga County borough needs such a store.

According to Hurley, the 250-word essays will be judged on several criteria, including “…writing structure, content, quality of expression (and) creativity.” ...

The bride-to-be required 'two 250-word essays' explanation of why guests should attend her wedding (stock photo) (Getty Images/Tetra images RF) ...

Having recognized this, the Common App added a new optional 250-word essay that will give universities a chance to understand the atypical high school experience students have had.

Hurley has already tried to sell the property, but found no takers, so instead he’ll give it to the person who writes the best 250-word essay about why they should be the new owner of the Temple ...

A Tampa Bay-area man has put his hydroponic and organic gardening business on the market, but you can’t buy it with money. Instead, he says he’ll give away the store to the person who w… ...

Swarthmore Applications Drop Due to Extra 500-Word Essay, School Says The college plans to drop an essay and reduce the word-count to 250 next year. By Dan McQuade · 7/14/2014, 1:22 p.m.

So now, in addition to the 650-word common application personal statement, students have three supplemental 250-word essays and one supplemental 400-word essay to write.

Brown has changed one essay prompt and added four “very short answer” questions in their undergraduate application for the class of 2028, according to the Office of College Admission’s website. The ...

It's difficult for any auto enthusiast to put into words why we care so much about these four-wheeled machines. Ford recently asked Mustang enthusiasts to do just that for a chance to win the new ...

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP (AP) - A 19-year-old white Ypsilanti Township woman was ordered to write a 200- to 250-word essay on diversity, attend a racial sensitivity class, spend six months in jail and ...