FINE-TUNING THE COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY

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In reviewing your completed essay, one final step is to make sure the essay has all the necessary components to stand-out:

  1. Does the essay truly reflect who you are: your interests, personal experiences, and future goals? 
  2. Is the topic clearly stated and developed?
  3. Have you demonstrated how you envision your college experience and how that will impact your future?

Team Tutor’s college essay experts offer some general tips in writing the essay:

https://www.teamtutor.com/key-components-of-a-successful-and-impactful-college-essay/

https://www.teamtutor.com/writing-the-first-draft-of-a-college-application-essay/

Review this list of essential components to consider fine-tuning your essay:

  • Focus on a central idea: Each paragraph should have a single, clear idea or aspect of your story or theme.
  • Craft smooth transitions: Use transition sentences to flow naturally from one paragraph and idea to the next. 
  • Add specific details: Support your topic sentences with personal examples, actual experiences, and insights. Use vivid descriptions to show, not tell.
  • Describe accomplishments: Expand on how these experiences have shaped you into the person you are today. 
  • Write in your genuine voice: Be authentic and natural, avoid overly formal language.
  • Find a unique angle or theme: Presenting your personal story with a novel approach can make it more engaging and memorable. 
  • Be concise with purpose: Avoid fluff and compose each sentence to clearly contribute to your story.  Do not add filler words or repetitive sentences just to meet a word count. 
  • Expand the introduction: As you reflect on the main ideas or examples you have written in the essay, return to your introductory paragraph and think about adding a few of these points in the intro to present a full picture of the thematic essence of the essay. 

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