1. College Essay Ms. Michaliszyn and Mrs. Pannullo

2. Eight Steps to a College Essay 0 Your test scores can not reveal your personality!! 0 This essay is to show who you are 0 Your are displaying your writing skills

3. Step 1 0 Brainstorming! 0 Write out personality traits 0 What defines you 0 What strengths are important to you 0 what do you want the admission officers to know about you

4. Step 2 0 Let the first draft flow 0 Organize yourself 0 Create an outline 0 Where do you want examples to appear 0 Do not worry about making it perfect!! 0 Get your ideas on paper

5. Step 3 0 Your essay is broken down into parts 0 Introduction: 1 Paragraph 0 Body: several paragraph with supporting examples 0 Idea 0 Example 0 Conclusion: I paragraph to summarize and end the essay

6. Step 4 0 Use specific examples 0 Be focused on what you want to convey about yourself 0 Use questions relating to your personal qualities 0 Have an angle throughout your paper. 0 Support your view points!

7. Step 5 0 Be creative! 0 for example: 0 One student used her love of west coast beat writers. All the writers attended reed college as the focus for her essay

8. Step 6 0 be honest 0 Do not write what you think they want to hear 0 Answer with honestly 0 Example questions: 0 Best quality 0 Experience that shaped you 0 Reason you want to attend

9. Step 7 0 Get feed back 0 Show your draft to friends, family, teachers 0 Read aloud 0 Does it make sense and sound like you? 0 Consider changes but keep your voice!!

10. Step 8 0 Proofread!!! 0 Check for typos 0 Spelling and grammatical errors 0 Ask someone who hasn’t read it to read it

11. References 0 Brown, Joyce V. "8 Tips for Crafting Your Best College Essay." 8 Tips for Crafting Your Best College Essay. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. 0 "College Essay - Sample Application Essay 1." College Essay - Sample Application Essay 1. The College Board, n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015.