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Writing College Admissions Essay
Writing College Admissions Essay
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What is wrong with this opening sentence?
Too personal, talks about having an illness
Poor attempt at being funny
The writer is using words that are long, complex and fancy
The writer is rude and mean
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What are some subjects to avoid on your essay?
A personal story that exploits your bad habits!
A few stories that describe times you were a hero
All of the above!
Stories about using drugs or partying
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how should you write your college admission essay?
write about cats
get personal
do not write anything
restating info from your application and resume
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How should you come across to the reader of your essay?
You have to show off all that you got: SAT scores, GPA, ...
Be modest, but be confident. Highlight your accomplishments
You have to be as modest and shy as possible. No bragging!
Your essay shouldn't be about you, but other important topic
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What is wrong with this opening sentence?
The writer talks about doing something illegal
The writer is saying bad things about the college
The writer is talking about sexual topics
Bad grammar, using emojis, too informal
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Which of these has NO place in a college admissions essay?
Being controversial.
Being honest.
Being your everyday self using your everyday lingo.
Being humorous.
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Your essay should have a thesis statement. What is a "thesis statement" or "theme"?
The first paragraph of the essay
A story about my life or some personal experience
The main point of the essay. It gives a theme and direction
The name of my pet dog
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How can you stand out in your essay?
Have an epic song lyric in the middle of your essay.
List your accomplishments in school and the community.
Include a picture in your essay.
Start with a memorable opening sentence to a story.
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Which of these ways is a good way to start your essay?
My parents came from ....
I was born in 1999 in Russia and ...
I have straight A's in school and got 1600 on my SAT's
When I was 10 years old I had a strange experience that ....
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How long should your essay be?
Long, but I can use font sizing and margins to shorten it.
As long as necessary. If you're over the limit, no big deal
The length requested by college or 500 words (about 1 page)
The shorter, the better. Admissions are too busy to read it
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What are colleges looking for in the essay?
They want you to talk about all your school accomplishments
To state your opinion on a controversial political topic
To get to know your personality, interests and passions.
To give some excuses and explanations for poor grades
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What should you do if your essay doesn't seem to be going as well as you want?
Ask your parent or a friend for help
Cry
Start over
Finish it anyway and submit as soon as possible
13
What is wrong with this opening sentence?
Poor attempt at being funny
The writer made spelling mistakes
The writer is insulting the reader
The writer talks about doing something illegal
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What can you do to make your essay sound more exciting?
Make the whole essay into a big joke. Be a clown.
Add an anecdote, a short joke or talk about what excites you
Make something up. Pretend to be a different person.
Impress your reader with lots of long complicated words
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How many words should you have in your college admissions essay?
Like 12?
Between 750-2,000.
Between 150-200.
Between 250-700.
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Which of the following is true about your college essay?
You should write multiple drafts
All the above
You should have multiple people read it
You can start thinking/writing it now
