| A great college application essay paints a picture | | | | While this is a good sentence: "I want to study |
| about who you really are so that the admissions | | | | medicine so that I can become a pediatrician." |
| officer gets to know more about you. Your essay is | | | | This is a better sentence: "I want to study medicine |
| a way for you to elaborate on your application and it | | | | so that I can do medical research, which will help to |
| is your chance to set yourself apart from other | | | | advance our knowledge of childhood diseases and |
| applicants. Admission essays are also a way to show | | | | how we may be able to prevent or cure them. |
| the reader that you can organize your thoughts to | | | | Tip#4 |
| write clearly and effectively. | | | | Don't be predictable: Remember that colleges read |
| Here are 5 tips for writing your college essay: | | | | thousand of these essays every year. Don't write |
| Tip #1 | | | | about what you think they want to hear. Choose a |
| Stay Focused: Your goal in writing your essay is to | | | | topic that is unique and that sets you apart from the |
| prove a point -- that you are the best candidate for | | | | 999 other essays they are going to read on the |
| this school. Make sure that you stay focused so that | | | | same day that they read yours. This is not the time |
| the reader will be able to stay focused. Someone | | | | to try and blend in with the crowd. |
| else should easily be able to read and follow your | | | | Tip #5 |
| essay from the beginning and all the way up until the | | | | It's not a resume: Your application essay is not a |
| end. Remember the fastest way from point A to | | | | chance for you to reiterate everything that is already |
| pint B is by heading there in a straight line. By being | | | | listed on your admission application. It is also not a list |
| precise, clear and organized in your writing your | | | | of your accomplishment, achievements and awards. |
| essay will reflect who you really are so that the | | | | Your essay is your chance to show the reader that |
| college will want to have you as part of their | | | | you have the ability to organize your thoughts clearly |
| freshmen class. | | | | into words, sentences, paragraphs and ultimately an |
| Tip #2 | | | | essay. It is also your chance to differentiate yourself |
| Provide Evidence: Once you have stated the main | | | | from your competition. It should highlight your most |
| idea for your essay, you will then need to provide | | | | prominent awards and achievements and how these |
| evidence that supports it. Give specific examples, | | | | shaped you as a person and affected your life. |
| quotes, and reasons that support your main idea. | | | | So while you are writing your college admission |
| Don't get carried away with providing too many | | | | essay, use these 5 tips as your guide. By sticking to |
| supporting facts, but don't be in a position where you | | | | them, you will be able to write a clear and precise |
| do not provide enough support to your main idea to | | | | essay that stands out from the crowd. Be sure to |
| prove it either. | | | | put some thought into what topic you are going to |
| Tip #3 | | | | write your essay on before you just launch into it. |
| Be specific: Use specific examples to paint a vivid | | | | Don't be nervous. Organize your thoughts, make a |
| picture of your supporting evidence and details. Try | | | | plan and then start writing. |
| not to be too generic or use clichés. | | | | |