Admission Essays

Good Essays• A Compelling and Focused Topic • Well Organized• An Interesting Topic or Approach• Polished and Edited • Personal and Meaningful• Good Writing• Show the Reader That You're Unique

What not to write about

• Essays About Death

• The Sports Triumph

• The Essay That's Too Clever

• Bad Comedy

• Inappropriate Topics

What to write about

• What events, activities or achievements have contributed to your own self-development?

• Describe a situation in which you had significant responsibility and what you learned from it.

• Describe your strengths and weaknesses in two areas: setting and achieving goals, and working with other people.

What to write about

• Your career aspirations• Describe a challenge to which you have

successfully responded.What did you learn about yourself as you responded to this challenge? Describe a challenge you anticipate facing in any aspect of college life.

How do you expect to deal with this challenge?

What to write about

• Describe and evaluate one experience that significantly influenced your academic interests. – a course, a job, a relationship, or an

extracurricular activity. – Be sure to explain how this experience led to

your setting the goals you now – why you think the academic program for

which you are applying will help you to reach those goals.

What to write about

Why do you want to study at this university?

• Do you know what we’re all about?• How does what we’re about play into to what

you’re about? • What can you bring to this university?

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