ESSAY COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY - Copy

THE COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY: A CHANCE FOR YOU

TO SHINE

IS IT FOOLISH TO CHOOSE A LIBERAL ARTS MAJOR?

MANY INDIVIDUALS COUNSEL STUDENTS AGAINST A MAJOR IN LIBERAL ARTS

SOME SAY A MAJOR IN CAREER FIELDS, SUCH AS NURSING, ACCOUNTING, AND COMPUTER

SCIENCE IS A BETTER CHOICE

WHAT IS YOUR OPINION AND WHY?

(SAMPLE RESPONSE)

I would choose to major in English

Literature, especially poetry, interests me

My experience as an editor of our school newspaper will help me become a good journalist

Encouraged by my English teachers, I have written stories for elementary school children and read them to my younger cousins

There are many fields which involve writing, such as journalism, entertainment, marketing and teaching

English will help me develop good reasoning and communication skills

OTHERS MIGHT PREFER CAREER MAJORS

INTERNET SECURITY IS A RAPIDLY GROWING FIELD

SCIENCE BUFFS MIGHT MAJOR IN NURSING OR MEDICINE

PEOPLE WHO ENJOY EXPLORING AND BUILDING MAY BE INTRIGUED BY ENGINEERING

A CAREER IN INSURANCE COULD ATTRACT THOSE WITH AN INTEREST OR BACKGROUND IN BUSINESS

WHAT DO YOUR EXPERIENCES, VALUES,

TALENTS AND INTERESTS LEAD YOU TO PURSUE AS A

MAJOR AND WHY?

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

(excerpt )

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference