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Writing College Admissions Essay (aka Personal Narrative)
Writing College Admissions Essay (aka Personal Narrative)
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What is wrong with this opening sentence?
The writer talks about doing something illegal
The writer is insulting the reader
The writer made spelling mistakes
Poor attempt at being funny
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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)
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
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What should you do if your essay doesn't seem to be going as well as you want?
Cry
Start over
Ask your parent or a friend for help
Finish it anyway and submit as soon as possible
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What makes a college essay standout?
has a compelling hook
it's personal, honest, and authentic
all of the above
tells a good story
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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, ...
You have to be as modest and shy as possible. No bragging!
Be modest, but be confident. Highlight your accomplishments
Your essay shouldn't be about you, but other important topic
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What can you do to make your essay sound more exciting?
Make something up. Pretend to be a different person.
Make the whole essay into a big joke. Be a clown.
Add an anecdote, a short joke or talk about what excites you
Impress your reader with lots of long complicated words
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What are colleges looking for in the essay?
To give some excuses and explanations for poor grades
To get to know your personality, interests and passions.
To state your opinion on a controversial political topic
They want you to talk about all your school accomplishments
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What is wrong with this opening sentence?
The writer is using words that are long, complex and fancy
Gives a bad first impression
The writer is rude and mean
Poor attempt at being funny
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What should you do when you think your essay is done?
Have the computer spell check it. That's good enough.
Ask your English teacher to read it for you and give tips
Proofread it at least 3 times. Revise it if necessary.
Send it out. You've already worked too hard. Done!
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For a college essay, you should use the first-person point of view ("I", "me", "we", us")
True
False
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What are some subjects to avoid on your essay?
A personal story that will make the reader think #TMI!
Stories about using drugs or partying
A few stories that describe times you were a hero
All of the above!
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What is wrong with this opening sentence?
The writer is saying bad things about the college
It sounds like a resume
The writer talks about doing something illegal
Bad grammar, using emojis, too informal
