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Writing College Admissions Essay-Tokumbo Quiz
Writing College Admissions Essay-Tokumbo Quiz
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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
Finish it anyway and submit as soon as possible
Start over
Cry
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What can you do to make your essay sound more exciting?
Impress your reader with lots of long complicated words
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.
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What is wrong with this opening sentence?
The writer is talking about sexual topics
Bad grammar, using emojis, too informal
The writer talks about doing something illegal
The writer is saying bad things about the college
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Complete the following statement. "The most important part of writing, and maybe life, is _________________" (Laymon).
reviewing
annotating
revision
research
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What are some subjects to avoid on your essay?
A personal story that will make the reader think #TMI!
A few stories that describe times you were a hero
Stories about using drugs or partying
All of the above!
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What are colleges looking for in the essay?
To get to know your personality, interests and passions.
To state your opinion on a controversial political topic
To give some excuses and explanations for poor grades
They want you to talk about all your school accomplishments
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How long should your essay be?
The shorter, the better. Admissions are too busy to read it
The length requested by college or 500 words (about 1 page)
As long as necessary. If you're over the limit, no big deal
Long, but I can use font sizing and margins to shorten it.
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How should you come across to the reader of your essay?
Your essay shouldn't be about you, but other important topic
You have to be as modest and shy as possible. No bragging!
Be modest, but be confident. Highlight your accomplishments
You have to show off all that you got: SAT scores, GPA, ...
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What is wrong with this opening sentence?
Poor attempt at being funny
The writer talks about doing something illegal
The writer is insulting the reader
The writer made spelling mistakes
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Which of these ways is a good way to start your essay?
I have straight A's in school and got 1600 on my SAT's
My parents came from ....
I was born in 1999 in Russia and ...
When I was 10 years old I had a strange experience that ....
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What should you do when you think your essay is done?
Proofread it at least 3 times. Revise it if necessary.
Have the computer spell check it. That's good enough.
Ask your Tokumbo or another trusted teacher to read it and give tips
Send it out. You've already worked too hard. Done!
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What is wrong with this opening sentence?
Poor attempt at being funny
Too personal, talks about having an illness
The writer is using words that are long, complex and fancy
The writer is rude and mean
