WRITING THE COLLEGE ESSAY
Dreading Writing Your College Application Essay?
Tips From the Pros | NBC News
One of the most intimidating elements of the college application for many students is the essay or personal statement. As students begin their applications, here are some tips from the pros to make the process a little less panic-inducing.
The College Essay Guy
Here are some websites that offer free help with essays. This one is my favorite. The College Essay guy has great brainstorming exercises and tips for how to structure your essay.
Just when you think you are done writing essays...
What Makes a Great College Essay | Huffington Post
Your character is the hardest thing for admission officers to measure. The essay is your chance to reveal who you are — your passions, values, authenticity and sincerity. Be yourself!
A Plea to Those Helping Students With College Application Essays: Let the 17-year-old Voice Take Center Stage | Huffington Post
Admissions officers tell me they desperately want essays written authentically by the applicants, featuring stories, themes, and language that reflect the applicant’s actual writing.
And here are some general writing tips for the college essay:
A short video clip from Dean of Undergrad Admissions at Yale, posted on bigfuture.collegeboard.org.
Another video with excerpts and critiques of essays that worked and some that didn't, posted on thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com.
Essays That Worked - from Connecticut College 2015.
Essay Writing Tips to Wow College Admissions Officers from college.usatoday.com.
Crafting an Unforgettable College Essay from The Princeton Review.
Crafting essays around personal experiences from the Huffington Post.
Tips on how to write a college essay from MIT admissions.
Tips and strategies from Essay Hell for writing to the Common App.