<p>Best piece of writing is not necessarily an essay. It could be a research paper. Not all high schools teach research papers any longer though. They want to know what piece of writing you are proudest of having written and roughly how long it is so they know if it’s an essay, paragraph, research paper, etc.</p>
<p>Interesting question. I like it - it could provide a bit of insight into students (esp the Title part).</p>