College Application Essay Writing Tips Cary NC

Read the question very carefully several times to ensure you really understand the question. If the application also asks for other “short” essays, read these “short” essay questions and consider how these “short” essays might complement the main essay you plan to write.

Brainstorm with your parents, friends or mentors how you can answer this main application question in a way that will showcase your brand – how you are positioning yourself in this particular college application. (You may be positioning yourself differently for different college applications.) For example, you may be branding yourself as someone who wants to swim on the college swim team. Even though the main essay question may not lend itself to being about your high school swim team experiences, you may be able to include a reference to the swim team in the main essay. (Warning: Only include the reference if it is appropriate to the essay.)

When choosing a topic to write about, do NOT decide to write your opinions on world peace unless the essay question specifically asks you to write on world peace. Most young people do not have enough worldly knowledge to write a compelling essay about world peace or any other “weighty” topic. THE WHOLE GOAL OF THIS ESSAY IS TO MAKE YOU STAND OUT IN THE COLLEGE’S ADMISSION OFFICE AS SOMEONE THE COLLEGE WANTS TO ACCEPT. It is very hard to stand out in an essay about world peace. (Of course, if you volunteered in Darfur for a summer and write about that experience, you can include that you volunteered there as your part in helping world peace.) The way to stand out is to write a compelling essay about yourself – and this can be on the simplest of topics....

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Author: Phyllis Zimbler Miller