Showing posts with label choosing a topic for a college essay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label choosing a topic for a college essay. Show all posts

What to Include in Your College Application Essay

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

We tend to get stressed on the fact that we are going to write a college application essay and it just makes us sick and tired, especially when you have no idea what to include in your college application essay. Guess what! We’ll make it a lot easier for you because through this article, we will be giving some important tips on what to include in your college application essay.

First, you need to make a list of four things that best describes you. For example, indicate in your college essay if you are a leader, an athlete, you’re the eldest child in the family or you’re the first child to go to college or if you already run a business of your own. Next, you can also include the personal triumphs and challenges that you experienced in high school and even in your own personal life. Try to indicate also some experiences that made an impact on your life such as the church, traveling, work, your family, etc.

You can also cite some examples of what you have learned from a mistake you have committed or a trial that you have experienced. How about describing the difference when you are with your friends from being you when you are with your family? This might interest the college admission officers more. Also, you can describe the world you came from, your community, your former school, and your home. If you have a disability, then I suggest that you talk about it in the context of your ability to succeed.

Useful Tips on Writing a College Admissions Essay

Monday, December 5, 2011


When asked to write an essay, the most common reaction of every student is to panic and cram on what to write. They tend to be bothered especially on how to start writing a college essay. Do not worry, just relax! Check out on these useful tips that you may use in writing a good college admissions essay.

You can write a good and effective college essay by keeping your focus narrow and personal. A great application essay must present a vivid, personal, and compelling view of you to the college admissions counselors. Your essay must prove your point at the very start or in the introduction of your college essay and do not add unnecessary discussions. You must see to it that the one who will read your essay must be able to find the main idea and follow it from the beginning to end.

You must be honest and sincere on the things that you say on your essay. Develop your main idea with vivid and specific facts, events, quotations, examples and reasons. Avoid putting unnecessary words in your essay. Do not state the obvious. Try to be creative in some way but do not be out of the topic. Don’t write a resume. Meaning, you must not write anything that is already stated in your application.

College application essay is just one of the many college admission requirements that you need to submit so make the most out of it for you to be included on the list of accepted applications in a certain college admission. To help you effectively write a college essay, then you must follow the few useful steps I have mentioned above. 

How to Choose the Best Topic for a College Essay

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Just like most writers, it is really a dilemma at first before writing any article the topic that you will write about. It is also the same thing with your college application essays. The freshly grad high school students are certainly having hard time of choosing a topic for their college essay because it is one great factor for them to pass the college admission if they have a strong college essay.

The college admission process is very tough. Some students can easily pass it especially if they have good and high grades during high school or if they scored high in the college admission test. However, those who are borderline of either being accepted or rejected from the college or university they are applying to can still have hope of being included on the slot if they have strong and excellent college essay. But what are you going to write about?

When choosing a topic for your college essay, you should consider the things that the college counselors wanted to know about you aside from what is already reflected elsewhere in your application like your personal information, biographical data, etc. Maybe you could write an essay about the person who influenced you or an experience that reflects why you have that kind of personality right now. Another thing, probably you can write about a social, political, or religious issue happening in the society right now that really caught your attention. Or you can also write about a TV or movie character that really reflects how you behave or act in some way or another. These and a lot more interesting and definitely not dull topics can help you, somehow, be admitted in the college or university you wanted to attend to so good luck!