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<\/a><\/h1>\nModern Love<\/span><\/h1>\nCOLLEGE ESSAY CONTEST<\/span><\/h2>\n\nWe\u2019re inviting college students nationwide to open their hearts and laptops and write an essay that tells the truth about what love is like for them today. In our previous contests, which attracted thousands of entries from students at hundreds of colleges and universities, the winning essays explored\u00a0ambivalence about hooking up<\/a>, the way\u00a0technology is changing how we connect<\/a>\u00a0and how an\u00a0aversion to labels<\/a>can impact relationships.<\/span><\/p>\nWhat will be on students\u2019 minds this year?<\/span><\/p>\nIf you have a story that illustrates the current state of love and relationships, email it to us at\u00a0essaycontest@nytimes.com<\/a>, along with your name, college, graduation year, email address and phone number. The winning author will receive $1,000 and his or her essay will be published in a special Modern Love column in late April.<\/span><\/p>\nContest details appear at nytimes.com\/essaycontest. For more information, follow Modern Love on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0(facebook.com\/modernlove) and the\u00a0Modern Love editor on Twitter<\/a>\u00a0(@danjonesnyt).<\/span><\/p>\n\nHow to Enter<\/span><\/h5>\nE-mail your essay (1500-1700 words, attached as a Word document AND pasted into the body of the e-mail), along with your name, e-mail address, phone number, college and year of graduation to\u00a0ESSAYCONTEST@NYTIMES.COM<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nSubmission Deadline: March 19, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. EST<\/span><\/p>\n
We\u2019re inviting college students nationwide to open their hearts and laptops and write an essay that tells the truth about what love is like for them today. In our previous contests, which attracted thousands of entries from students at hundreds of colleges and universities, the winning essays explored\u00a0ambivalence about hooking up<\/a>, the way\u00a0technology is changing how we connect<\/a>\u00a0and how an\u00a0aversion to labels<\/a>can impact relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n What will be on students\u2019 minds this year?<\/span><\/p>\n If you have a story that illustrates the current state of love and relationships, email it to us at\u00a0essaycontest@nytimes.com<\/a>, along with your name, college, graduation year, email address and phone number. The winning author will receive $1,000 and his or her essay will be published in a special Modern Love column in late April.<\/span><\/p>\n Contest details appear at nytimes.com\/essaycontest. For more information, follow Modern Love on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0(facebook.com\/modernlove) and the\u00a0Modern Love editor on Twitter<\/a>\u00a0(@danjonesnyt).<\/span><\/p>\n E-mail your essay (1500-1700 words, attached as a Word document AND pasted into the body of the e-mail), along with your name, e-mail address, phone number, college and year of graduation to\u00a0ESSAYCONTEST@NYTIMES.COM<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Submission Deadline: March 19, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. EST<\/span><\/p>\nHow to Enter<\/span><\/h5>\n