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How to Write a Thoughtful College Essay
With experience as high school counselors, English teachers, and college admissions officers, we have read hundreds of college essays. Those that stand out and will make a difference in your admission chances are not essays that try to impress with large vocabulary or flowery imagery, but rather essays that:
· Read as genuine, honest and humble
· Illustrate something about you not found elsewhere in the application
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· Delve into subjects through a thematic approach
· Depict experiences resulting in learning and maturation
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· Do not read as experiences of privilege
· Show how you have bounced back from adversity or set-backs
· Use transitions for a smooth flow
· Are grammatically correct
· Concentrate on your growth at an individual, rather than detailing the experience
· Engage the reader
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