| Essay writing is not over until your college essay is | | | | paragraph; |
| carefully edited and checked for mistakes. It is your | | | | 8. at least one quotation is included in a body |
| last chance to go through a paper with a fine-tooth | | | | paragraph. Be sure that the concept of the quotation |
| comb and eliminate the drawbacks, defects, and | | | | is explained before it is presented to the readers; |
| shortcomings you let slip in the writing process. Only | | | | 9. there are no one-sentence paragraphs in your |
| when your college essay is carefully and accurately | | | | essay. It is a taboo for college essays; |
| edited, you may be sure it is all shipshape, impeccable | | | | 10. conclusion of your essay is as interesting and |
| and ready to turn in. | | | | memorable as the introduction. You should gracefully |
| However, editing is not an easy task to accomplish. | | | | exit your essay with a wrap-up sentence and |
| To edit your essay successfully, you must be aware | | | | impress the readers with a profound thought, or a |
| of several issues that are especially troublesome in | | | | quotation; |
| essay writing. Below you will find a list of points you | | | | 11. your essay is coherent. The essay ideas must be |
| need to revise when editing your college essays. | | | | interconnected in the paragraphs by means of |
| Following these steps will allow you to make an | | | | smooth word links and transitions; |
| accurate review of your paper and ensure it meets | | | | 12. sentence structures are clear, you do not appear |
| the demands of your instructor. | | | | to be too wordy and eloquent; |
| So, to edit your college essays professionally, you | | | | 13. you have defined important terms and concepts |
| must make sure that: | | | | that are unknown to the public at large and need to |
| 1. you have followed your instructor's guidelines | | | | be explained. Remember to be consistent in their use; |
| concerning the essay length, format and referencing; | | | | 14. you have demonstrated your own understanding |
| 2. there is a lead-in sentence to the title of your | | | | of your college essay topic; |
| essay, which is up-to-the-point and eye-catching at a | | | | 15. you did not refer to yourself in your essay, unless |
| time; | | | | it is allowed by your instructor; |
| 3. the introduction of your essay is | | | | 16. there is evidence of wide reading and research; |
| attention-grabbing, amusing, and thrilling. What is | | | | 17. there is no irrelevant material, obvious padding, or |
| more, it must set up an issue and lead in to the | | | | redundant language; |
| thesis of your essay; | | | | 18. your essay is formatted according to the correct |
| 4. your essay has a thesis statement, namely a clear | | | | guidelines for citation and your bibliography list is |
| assertion you will write your entire essay around. The | | | | completed according to the corresponding guidelines; |
| thesis statement must be placed within the first | | | | 19. there are no grammar and punctuation mistakes. |
| paragraph of your essay and fit in a single sentence; | | | | Make sure the words are in their initial meaning and |
| 5. each paragraph of the essay covers only one idea | | | | not misspelled. |
| that supports your thesis statement; | | | | In other words, you have to make sure your your |
| 6. body paragraphs are written in the exact order of | | | | college essay is exemplary in all respects: essay |
| the thesis statement. Otherwise, your essay will | | | | structure, grammar, approach to writing college |
| appear to be tangled and odd; | | | | essays, smooth language, etc. This might seem to be |
| 7. paragraphs have topic sentences placed at the | | | | a pretty big piece of work to be done. But do not |
| beginning, supporting evidence in the middle, and your | | | | fall into temptation to skip it, for without editing your |
| interpretation of the evidence at the end of the | | | | college essays are doomed to fail. |