TEN TIPS TO A GREAT COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY Or, One More Thing To Do While You Put Off Writing Presented by Professor Jaime Warburton, MFA July 2, 2012
10. IT’S ABOUT YOU! DON’T LET YOUR PARENTS DO IT FOR YOU
9. PRACTICE JOURNALING BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR ESSAY
8. USE SPECIFICS, NOT GENERALIZATIONS
7. DON’T REPEAT YOUR RESUME
6. COLLEGE APPS ARE DATES YOU HOPE WILL LEAD TO MARRIAGE. BE HONEST ABOUT WHO YOU BOTH ARE.
5. DON’T TRY TO SOLVE THE WORLD’S PROBLEMS
4. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COMMON APP AND INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS
3. DON’T GET EDITED OUT, BUT DO SEEK ANOTHER SET OF EYES
2. YES, GRAMMAR COUNTS. A LOT.
1. SIT YOUR BUTT DOWN AND DO IT.