We hope you have already signed up for one of our webinars that can help you to craft the best possible college application essays. Today, we will share with you some crucial tips if you want to impress admissions officers and stand out from the crowd.
- Choose a unique topic – There are some events that are turning points in a person’s life, and those end up being the subject of most college essays. For example, you will be directly compared to many other application essays if you write about how a loved one’s death impacted you, a significant travel experience, or a big sports tournament win. Try putting your own spin on it by writing about the death of someone you didn’t personally know, a local experience, or a day when you lost the big game and learned a valuable lesson.
- It’s okay to write about the ordinary – We’re so focused on finding an extraordinary topic that sometimes we overlook the profound impact of an everyday experience. Starting from an ordinary place can make your essay more about the impact on your life and telling the story in your own voice.
- Don’t restate your accomplishments – If you talked about your sports accomplishments, volunteer work, or last summer’s job elsewhere on the application, find something you haven’t already told the admissions officer about yourself to zoom in on for your essay.
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