by Michelle For all the Essay Narwhals who have begun boldly swimming into the first drafts of their essays, they might be unaware of a few dangerous icebergs they should avoid. Of course, we’re referring to clichés. What is a cliché, exactly? To recap, a cliché would be a phrase of writing (or more broadly, a scene or situation) that has been used over and over so much that it
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Thinking about beginning your college application essays, but not sure how to start? These 3 tips below can help! 1. Read the essay instructions Make sure to understand the essay prompts, the number of prompts required by each school, and the word limits for each essay. You do not want to draft an essay of 800 words only to find out afterwards that the essay had a 350 word limit.
The Common App essay prompts for 2017-2018 have recently been revealed! Other than some revised wording on a few prompts, 2 new essay prompts were added to the list: Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more? Share an essay on
Have you rewritten and erased and rewritten your introduction hundreds of times? Tired of staring at a blank document page on your laptop? Confused on how to even begin your UC application essays? There is no need to panic. If you have 5 minutes, the short video below from the UC’s YouTube channel sums up the expectations for all student essays. Still have questions on writing? You can find writing
Perhaps you have already decided on the perfect leadership moment or exciting extracurricular experience you want to write about for your college essay. However, if you get stuck on how to best share that story, look over these 5 questions and examples from the Huffington Post, all of which stress the importance of “looking forward” in your essays.
For students currently struggling to polish their college application essays, this article gives an encouraging snapshot of how one student rewrote a solid supplemental essay into an even stronger version. There are also other online resources students can find helpful for their essays.
For seniors, the middle of November can be an especially stressful time. Throughout this period of college applications, you’ve prepared all the tests you needed, studied up on your lists of colleges, and have used many a midnight dreary to labor over drafts of your essays. “What if my application essays aren’t good enough?” some students may worry. Reviewing the links below can help put your concerns to rest and
Describe your experience of using the Common Application for college applications in under 250 words or less. Time-consuming? Yes. Stressful? Certainly. Limited in college choices? Perhaps not. Last week, an announcement was made that for admissions in 2015-16, colleges who do not have an essay or recommendation requirement can join the Common Application. Originally, the Common Application’s mission statement required colleges to use holistic review to select applicants, which usually
