How Do You Write A Winning College Admissions Application Essay?
Almost every college application requires at least one essay. College essays can be some of the strangest things to write – talking all about your self and why you would be a great student for them all while not sounding full of yourself, too cheesy, or just like a resume in paragraph form. BTW – I’ve gotten into every college, grad school, and law school I’ve applied to including Georgetown, Duke, and Cornell. Assemble all of the application forms for all of the colleges you are considering applying to. Read and jot down any essay requirements, particularly any prompts or questions your essay must respond to. Your goal is to try and see if you can’t get away with writing only one or two essay which will satisfy the needs of all you applications. For each school you are considering…do some research so that you can fill in the blanks in the following sentences: “At ___ (the name of the school) I would hope to study ___ by majoring in ___ so that I could explore my interest in ___ and