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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
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10. IT’S ABOUT YOU! DON’T LET YOUR PARENTS DO IT FOR YOU
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9. PRACTICE JOURNALING BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR ESSAY
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8. USE SPECIFICS, NOT GENERALIZATIONS
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7. DON’T REPEAT YOUR RESUME
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6. COLLEGE APPS ARE DATES YOU HOPE WILL LEAD TO MARRIAGE. BE HONEST ABOUT WHO YOU BOTH ARE.
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5. DON’T TRY TO SOLVE THE WORLD’S PROBLEMS
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4. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COMMON APP AND INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS
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3. DON’T GET EDITED OUT, BUT DO SEEK ANOTHER SET OF EYES
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2. YES, GRAMMAR COUNTS. A LOT.
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1. SIT YOUR BUTT DOWN AND DO IT.
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