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College Essay Writing
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College application essay
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Before submitting you essay, you should do all the following EXCEPT...
Rely on spelling/grammar-check to proofread your essay
Take some breaks and come back to your essay
Read the essay out loud again and again
Ask someone who knows you for feedback
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What are some subjects to avoid on your essay?
Stories about using drugs or partying
A personal story that exploits your bad habits!
A few stories that describe times you were a hero
All of the above!
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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, ...
Your essay shouldn't be about you but another crucial topic
Be modest, but be confident. Highlight your accomplishments
You have to be as modest and shy as possible. No bragging!
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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.
Impress your reader with lots of long complicated words
Make something up. Pretend to be a different person.
Add an anecdote, a short joke or talk about what excites you
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What should you do if your essay doesn't seem to be going as well as you want?
Finish it anyway and submit as soon as possible
Cry
Ask your parent or a friend for help
Start over
6
What is wrong with this opening sentence?
Poor attempt at being funny
The writer made spelling mistakes
The writer talks about doing something illegal
The writer is insulting the reader
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What is wrong with this opening sentence?
The writer is talking about sexual topics
The writer is saying bad things about the college
Bad grammar, using emojis, too informal
The writer talks about doing something illegal
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Which of these ways is a good way to start your essay?
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 ....
My parents came from ....
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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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What is wrong with this opening sentence?
The writer is using words that are long, complex and fancy
Too personal, talks about having an illness
The writer is rude and mean
Poor attempt at being funny
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What are colleges looking for in the essay?
To give some excuses and explanations for poor grades
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.
