Published on
June 26, 2023
by
Koen Driessen.
Revised on
January 8, 2025.
A good college essay helps to distinguish your application from those of other candidates. It conveys your experiences, values, and character traits and indicates why you would make a good addition to the university you’re applying to.
Your college essay should be your own work. However, AI tools like ChatGPT may be helpful during the preparation and revision stages of your writing.
You can also use the essay checker, so you don’t have to revise your writing yourself.
Published on
June 22, 2023
by
Koen Driessen.
Revised on
November 16, 2023.
Passing off AI-generated text as your own work is widely considered plagiarism. However, when used correctly, AI tools like ChatGPT can legitimately help guide your writing process.
These tools are especially helpful in the preparation and revision stages of your essay writing.
NoteUniversities and other institutions are still developing their stances on how AI writing tools may be used. Always follow your institution’s guidelines over any suggestions you read online. Check out our guide to current university policies on AI writing for more information.
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You can use other theses as a source for your own dissertation. Take into account that theses often still contain mistakes and are not always a reliable source. So don’t base your dissertation too much on other theses. According to the APA Style you also have to add to your reference that it is a dissertation of another student.
Published on
December 10, 2020
by
Koen Driessen.
Revised on
September 6, 2022.
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When using information from a radio or TV show, you always have to add the producer of the show to your reference. The producer can normally be found on the website of the show.
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According to the APA Style you can handle the reference of a press release in the same way as a normal internet source. After the title you should add ‘press release’ in square brackets.
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Proceedings are contributions to scientific conferences, congresses, symposiums or meetings. They often are published bundled and are formally published in a book or in periodicals. This represents a report about what has been discussed during a particular conference. The APA Style has specific rules for the notation of proceedings or conference papers.
This article follows the guidelines of the 6th edition of the APA manual. A version updated for the 7th edition is available here.
The reference of a patent is different from the normal APA Style. The APA reference for a patent consists of four parts: the name of the inventor, the year in which the patent was issued, the unique patent identification number, and the name of the patent office.
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Scientific research is published in scientific journals. If research is conducted by an organization or the government, then it will be published in a report. APA Style has a specific format for citing a report.
