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Writing College Admissions Essay
Writing College Admissions Essay
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Year 12 - Knowledge check for for college application essay
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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!
You have to show off all that you got: SAT scores, GPA, ...
Be modest, but be confident. Highlight your accomplishments
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Your essay should have a thesis statement. What is a "thesis statement" or "theme"?
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
The first paragraph of the essay
3
What can you do to make your essay sound more exciting?
Add an anecdote, a short joke or talk about what excites you
Make the whole essay into a big joke. Be a clown.
Make something up. Pretend to be a different person.
Impress your reader with lots of long complicated words
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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!
All of the above!
A few stories that describe times you were a hero
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Which of these ways is a good way to start your essay?
I was born in 1999 in Russia and ...
My parents came from ....
When I was 10 years old I had a strange experience that ....
I have straight A's in school and got 1600 on my SAT's
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What is wrong with this opening sentence?
The writer talks about doing something illegal
Bad grammar, using emojis, too informal
The writer is talking about sexual topics
The writer is saying bad things about the college
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What is wrong with this opening sentence?
The writer made spelling mistakes
The writer talks about doing something illegal
The writer is insulting the reader
Poor attempt at being funny
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How long should your essay be?
As long as necessary. If you're over the limit, no big deal
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.
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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 is wrong with this opening sentence?
Too personal, talks about having an illness
The writer is rude and mean
Poor attempt at being funny
The writer is using words that are long, complex and fancy
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What are colleges looking for in the essay?
To get to know your personality, interests and passions.
They want you to talk about all your school accomplishments
To give some excuses and explanations for poor grades
To state your opinion on a controversial political topic
