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College Admission Essays

The college application essay is your chance to reveal the person behind the GPA and test scores. You want to tell a compelling story that reveals something about your character.

When you work on your college application essays, take into consideration all of the following:
  • topic selection and synergy between multiple essays
  • content: engaging intros, powerful storytelling, dynamic conclusions 
  • tone: finding your voice and revealing your personality
  • compelling language: making your essay memorable with vivid wording and sentence structure 
  • wordiness: omitting the irrelevant 
  • grammar, punctuation, word choice: no mistakes!
  • flow: improving transitions, structure, and readability 

Here are some great resources:
  • To get rolling on possible topics for your college admissions essays, supplements and scholarship essays, use this Essay Brainstorming presentation and accompanying worksheet
  • College admissions officers read a lot of admissions essays, so you want to find positive ways to make yours memorable; check out these Essay Do's and Don'ts
  •  Seven Essay Tips courtesy of Cambridge Essay Service 
  • An Admissions Dean Offers Advice on Writing a College Essay by Martha C. Merrill of Connecticut College 
  • ​Top 10 Tips for College Application Essays from the National Association for College Admission Counseling 
  • Many supplemental colleges essays ask "Why Our School?" Here's a YouTube video from the always energetic College Essay Guy that explains how to structure your school specific application essay 
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