College Application Essay Tip #10: Self Yourself Tip 10. Most importantly, make yourself come alive throughout this process. Write about yourself as passionately and powerfully as possible. Be proud of your life and accomplishments. Sell yourself!!! Don’t lose this incredibly important opportunity to share unique stories about yourself. These are […]
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College Application Essay Tip #9: Get Trusted People to Read Your Essays Tip 9. Have trusted inside and impartial outside readers read your essays. Make sure you have no spelling or grammatical errors.
College Application Essay Tip #9: Get Trusted People to Read ...
College Application Essay Tip #8: Write actively Tip 8. Use active writing: avoid passive sentences and incorporate power verbs. Show when possible; tell when summarizing. See the article about Dr. Joseph and her advice about college essays in The New York Times. http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/23/nacac-essa/?pagemode=print
College Application Essay Tip #8: Write actively
College Application Essay Tip #7: Follow Dr. Joseph’s Into, Through and Beyond Approach See the article about Dr. Joseph and her advice about college essays in The New York Times. http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/23/nacac-essa/?pagemode=print Tip 7. Follow Dr. Joseph’s Into, Through, and Beyond approach. Lead the reader INTO your story with a powerful […]
College Application Essay Tip #7: Follow Dr. Joseph’s Into, Through ...
College Application Essay Tip #6: Always Write in the First Person Tip # 6: Always write in the first person. Remember, these are autobiographical essays, even when you talk about other people or issues. Remember the colleges are looking to accept you, not your relatives. So use the one third […]
College Application Essay Tip #6: Always Write in the First ...
College Application Essay Tip #5: Share Positive Messages and Powerful Outcomes Tip #5: Plan to share positive messages and powerful outcomes. You can start with life or family challenges. You can describe obstacles you have overcome. You can reflect on your growth and development, including accomplishments and service. College admissions […]
College Application Essay Tip #5: Share Positive Messages and Powerful ...
College Application Essay Tip #4: Look for Patterns Tip 4: Look for patterns between colleges essay requirements so that you can find ways to use essays more than once. This holds true for scholarship essays.
College Application Essay Tip #4: Look for Patterns
College Essay Tip #3: Keep a Master Chart Tip 3. Keep a master chart of all essays required by each college, including short responses and optional essays.
College Application Essay Tip #3: Keep a Master Chart
College Essay Tip #2: Develop Overall Strategic Plan Tip 2. Develop an overall strategic essay writing plan. College essays should work together to help you communicate key qualities and stories not available anywhere else in your application.
College Application Essay Tip #2: Develop Overall Strategic Plan
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