What is important in a good college admissions essay?
Asked by french_horn1989I just don't know where to begin.
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Answered by Professor X
Admissions committees want to know what you're passionate about. and what is so special about you. What do you love? Why are you passionate about this particular thing? Why are you different from everyone else? What is that difference? How has this difference taught you something? Or, what experience have you had that really taught you something? (If you did some volunteer work in an area you'd like to pursue as a career, that could be great place to start. If you are a first-generation American, that could be a good topic too. Maybe you're from Ohio, and unlike all of your friends who want to go to school locally, you want to go to school in New York. Why? That could even be a topic for you. Maybe you had a friend that dropped out of high school, and now she works in a dead-end job. What did her experience teach you? Why was it an important lesson or motivator for you? Perhaps you participated in an activity in high school that was really important to you. Why was it important? What did you learn?) Bottom line: Show the admissions committee what makes you interesting, what important life-lessons you have learned, and what YOU would bring to the college, NOT just what THEY can do for you. Make sure your essay is thoughtfully composed and well-written. Go through several drafts, and revise, revise, revise.
Admissions committees want to know what you're passionate about. and what is so special about you. What do you love? Why are you passionate about this particular thing? Why are you different from everyone else? What is that difference? How has this difference taught you something? Or, what experience have you had that really taught you something? (If you did some volunteer work in an area you'd like to pursue as a career, that could be great place to start. If you are a first-generation American, that could be a good topic too. Maybe you're from Ohio, and unlike all of your friends who want to go to school locally, you want to go to school in New York. Why? That could even be a topic for you. Maybe you had a friend that dropped out of high school, and now she works in a dead-end job. What did her experience teach you? Why was it an important lesson or motivator for you? Perhaps you participated in an activity in high school that was really important to you. Why was it important? What did you learn?) Bottom line: Show the admissions committee what makes you interesting, what important life-lessons you have learned, and what YOU would bring to the college, NOT just what THEY can do for you. Make sure your essay is thoughtfully composed and well-written. Go through several drafts, and revise, revise, revise.
