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    College Application Essay Format Example

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    Focus on being genuine and specific in your college application essay. Provide concrete details about meaningful experiences instead of general statements. Choose precise language and ensure different parts of the essay work together to move the reader to a thoughtful conclusion. Proofread carefully to avoid grammatical errors that could undermine your message and impression on the reader.

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    Focus on being genuine and specific in your college application essay. Provide concrete details about meaningful experiences instead of general statements. Choose precise language and ensure different parts of the essay work together to move the reader to a thoughtful conclusion. Proofread carefully to avoid grammatical errors that could undermine your message and impression on the reader.

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    Focus on being genuine and specific in your college application essay. Provide concrete details about meaningful experiences instead of general statements. Choose precise language and ensure different parts of the essay work together to move the reader to a thoughtful conclusion. Proofread carefully to avoid grammatical errors that could undermine your message and impression on the reader.

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    College Application Essay Format Example

    Think About Your Purpose - Not ‘’selling yourself ‘’ or ‘’getting in,’’ but simply being yourself-- which
    usually means writing about yourself in human, rather than superhuman, terms. For example, if your
    transcript reveals that you are a stellar student of French, you might write about the time a Parisian
    pointedly responded in English to your request in French for directions to the Louvre.

    Focus - Instead of generalizing your experience, for example saying something like, “I enjoy sports,” be
    as specific as you can be. Write about the thrill of catching a fly ball deep to centerfield just before it
    became a home run, or of a Little League career spent waiting for someone, anyone, to hit the ball to
    your position so that you could stop studying the grass and watching the butterflies.

    Use Precise And Descriptive Language - Imagine that each word you write costs you a dollar, and that
    you don’t have unlimited funds. Instead of writing ‘’Every year, we would spend five hours driving to the
    lake, where I never gave up the hope of meeting the boy that would be my Prince Charming,’’ write
    ‘’Every August, we trekked to Lake Apponaug, where I always hoped to meet my Prince Charming.’’

    Give Your Essay Momentum - Make the parts work together and move toward a thoughtful conclusion.
    In an essay about the summer, you spent working in a marine research laboratory, a paragraph on the
    unreliable bus that took you there each day should be eliminated.

    Use Correct Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation - Don’t distract your reader from what you’re stating
    by stating it incorrectly. Misspellings, typos, and grammatical errors--such as subjects that don’t agree
    with verbs--make the reader’s task more difficult and suggest that you don’t care much about the
    impression you make. Although nobody’s perfect, strive for perfection on your application.
    Unfortunately, your reader may interpret your mistakes, no matter how innocent, to be signs of laziness,
    indifference, or even dishonesty.

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