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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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1 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

2 10. IT’S ABOUT YOU! DON’T LET YOUR PARENTS DO IT FOR YOU

3 9. PRACTICE JOURNALING BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR ESSAY

4 8. USE SPECIFICS, NOT GENERALIZATIONS

5 7. DON’T REPEAT YOUR RESUME

6 6. COLLEGE APPS ARE DATES YOU HOPE WILL LEAD TO MARRIAGE. BE HONEST ABOUT WHO YOU BOTH ARE.

7 5. DON’T TRY TO SOLVE THE WORLD’S PROBLEMS

8 4. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COMMON APP AND INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS

9 3. DON’T GET EDITED OUT, BUT DO SEEK ANOTHER SET OF EYES

10 2. YES, GRAMMAR COUNTS. A LOT.

11 1. SIT YOUR BUTT DOWN AND DO IT.


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