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COLLEGEESSAYWORKSHOP
Saturday,August13th
AGENDA
Introductions Prompts
TipsandQuestions
Brainstorming
Lunch11:00to11:30 WritingWorkshop
Conclusion
COMMONAPPLICATIONESSAYPROMPTS
1.Somestudentshaveabackground,identity,interest,ortalentthatissomeaningfultheybelievetheirapplicationwouldbeincompletewithoutit.Ifthissoundslikeyou,thenpleaseshareyourstory.
2.Thelessonswetakefromfailurecanbefundamentaltolatersuccess.Recountanincidentortimewhenyouexperiencedfailure.Howdiditaffectyou,andwhatdidyoulearnfromtheexperience?
3.Reflectonatimewhenyouchallengedabelieforidea.Whatpromptedyoutoact?Wouldyoumakethesamedecisionagain?
4.Describeaproblemyou'vesolvedoraproblemyou'dliketosolve.Itcanbeanintellectualchallenge,aresearchquery,anethicaldilemma-anythingthatisofpersonalimportance,nomatterthescale.Explainitssignificancetoyouandwhatstepsyoutookorcouldbetakentoidentifyasolution.
5.Discussanaccomplishmentorevent,formalorinformal,thatmarkedyourtransitionfromchildhoodtoadulthoodwithinyourculture,community,orfamily.
APPLYTEXASESSAYPROMPTS
TopicA.Whatwastheenvironmentinwhichyouwereraised?Describeyourfamily,home,neighborhood,orcommunity,andexplainhowithasshapedyouasaperson.
TopicB.Somestudentshaveanidentity,aninterest,oratalentthatdefinestheminanessentialway.Ifyouareoneofthesestudents,thentellusaboutyourself.
TopicC.You'vegotaticketinyourhand-Wherewillyougo?Whatwillyoudo?Whatwillhappenwhenyougetthere?
ESSENTIALSOFANEFFECTIVECOLLEGEAPPLICATIONESSAY
Thekeyquestiontoaskyourselfaboutanessayis,“Whatdoesthisessaytelltheadmissioncommitteeaboutme?”
Theessayshouldtelltheadmissioncommitteesomethingthattheywillnotalreadyknowfromtherestofyourapplication.
Theessayshouldtellastoryonlyyoucantell.
Theessayshouldnotonlytellastory;itshouldexplainwhythatstorymatters.
Theessayshouldshowthoughtfulnessand/orshoulddemonstrategrowthandchange.
Youressayshouldbememorable.
9ESSAYWRITINGTIPSTO“WOW”COLLEGEADMISSIONSOFFICERS
1. Openwithanecdote.
2. Putyourselfinschool’sposition.
3. Stoptryingsohard.
4. Ditchthethesaurus.Swapsophisticationforself-awareness.
5. Writeaboutwhatmatterstoyou,notwhatmatterstothem.
6. Readthesuccessstories.
7. Don’tpretendtobesomeoneyou’renot
8. Followtheinstructions.
9. Usethespacetotellthemwhatyourapplicationcan’t.
BRAINSTORMINGANDPLANNING
BackgroundQuestionnaire
IdentitiesandValuesChart ShareEssays PersonalStatementOutline
WritingWorkshop(Music)
CONCLUSION
RevisingEssays Supplements
TheCollegeEssayist JohnsHopkins:TheEssaysthatWorked
Questions