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1
How can you make your college essay stand out?
Ask your mom to write it for you so it sounds smarter
Be true to yourself and tell a story about something meaningful to you
Spray it with axe body spray before you submit it
Be as funny as you possibly can
2
What does it mean to write in your own "voice"?
to write professionally but also use slang like "that's major cap"
to write in a way that is completely formal
to pretend you're writing a letter to the President
to write in a way that sounds like you, but is still professional
3
Colleges essays should be analytical
True
False
4
A good college essay has what type of structure?
just a straight up conclusion, let's get to the point
3 body paragraphs and a conclusion
an introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion
An introduction, a body paragraph, and a conclusion
5
What's the word limit for a college essay?
350
600
650
700
6
A good college essay tells a story about...
yourself
yourself and all your achievements in life and how you're the best person
yourself, an obstacle you faced, and how you overcame it
the comparison between iced coffee and hot coffee
7
Good college essays have literary elements. Which literary device is known for giving human qualities to nonhuman things
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
simile
8
How should the admissions office feel after reading your essay?
that they know you tore your ACL in 10th grade
that they don't really know much about you
that they NEED you to be a student at their school
that they can do without you in their student body
9
College essays should be informal
False
True