| How to Improve Your College Admissions Essay | | | | computer or simply must write your essay out, then |
| The college admissions essay can be quite a daunting | | | | be sure to write as legibly as you can. A |
| and intimidating task for many aspiring college | | | | messy-looking essay may not show your writing in its |
| students. However, the college admissions essay | | | | best light and may even potentially hurt the |
| does not have to be so bad. In all actuality though, it | | | | reader’s impression of your writing skills overall. |
| seems many colleges do favor an application essay | | | | So it is just safer to type the essay when applying |
| which knocks them off their feet, but in that case, a | | | | for college. |
| book on writing essays may help with that task along | | | | Start out with a rough draft of your essay and make |
| with a LOT of practice. On the other hand, many | | | | improvements as you go along rather than simply |
| colleges and universities just want to know more | | | | writing from the heart and letting destiny do the rest. |
| about YOU…while seeing how well you write. | | | | This will give you an opportunity to look over your |
| Colleges and universities WANT you to succeed. | | | | grammar and be sure that it is clear, concise and |
| They want you to do well on the college admissions | | | | legible (if writing by hand). You are trying to make |
| essay so they can accept you and make them look | | | | the best impression possible for this admissions essay |
| great! In order to help you along with this task, I | | | | so make this shot count. |
| have put together some tips to help all students | | | | After you have written the essay and have made |
| along with their university admissions essays. | | | | corrections on it, have family and friends look at it |
| First thing I wanted to point out is that focusing and | | | | with a critical eye. Ask friends or family members |
| staying on a topic that you know about very well is | | | | who have already written a college application essay |
| key. This will show, through your writing, that you | | | | to take a look at it to see if it does any justice |
| are very sincere and do not appear to be misleading | | | | based on their past essay experience. |
| anyone. Write what you now about. | | | | As I mentioned earlier, different colleges have |
| Put a little bit of humor in your writing. Of course, the | | | | different requirements for their admissions essays |
| college application essay is not a stand up comedy | | | | and it would be very wise to read over all of the |
| routing, but a little humor helps show a more modest | | | | guidelines the college or university sets forth in |
| side to your self. Remember to stay on topic while | | | | regards to your college admissions essay. It is very |
| modestly making light humor out of some of the | | | | important to follow directions, especially when you |
| subject matter in your college admissions essay topic. | | | | want them to educate you. So be sure that the |
| In reference to the last tip, remember that you | | | | essay is no longer or shorter than what they require. |
| don’t need to impress the reader with something | | | | These tips and referring to other essay-writing |
| you don’t really have. Try to avoid using really | | | | resources can help you, as a student, to really |
| big words that you normally would never ever use in | | | | achieve your college goals and getting into that |
| real life. This will only come across as inflated and a | | | | college you really wanted to attend. In many cases, |
| little odd to them. But don’t worry, they read | | | | seemingly smaller things such as the college essay for |
| enough of this type of thins in many college | | | | admissions makes such a big difference as it is the |
| admissions essays all the time from others. Be original. | | | | only real statement you are able to make in |
| Even though there may be an option to hand write | | | | reference to the consideration of your admission to |
| your college application essay, try to type your | | | | the college. So give it your best shot and show those |
| essay out completely. If you cannot gain access to a | | | | essay readers the best side of you. |