Blog on Tips for Writing College Application Essay

In some selective colleges, they will ask you to submit an essay that will be considered part of your application. Therefore we are providing you with some tips for writing a college application essay.

Reading the Instructions

Before writing an essay for college application, you need to read full instructions. There may be some instructions mentioned about what kind of college application essay they want you to write.

While writing the college application essay, you must follow the guidelines. If you don’t follow the guidelines, it will not leave a good impression on the college admission officer. Therefore reading instructions before writing a college application essay is important.

Talk about something your reader wants to know

You need to talk about something that seems interesting to your readers. You can start your essay with a question that not only seems interesting but it will also help you to engage your audience.  The essay will hook your readers and they want to find out more about that.

In this way, momentum will begin even from the beginning of your essay and you will not lose the interest of your audience and they will continue reading it.

 Based on Past and Present

If you are writing an essay for college admission, then most commonly you will talk about accomplishments. Well it is not bad and you can talk about it but don’t just focus solely on this topic. Moreover, don’t go for description only that you did this or that; rather there should be a moment of revelation in your essay.

For example, you can mention a particular experience that helped you learn a lot in life and made you a kind of person that you are today. As a student, you mustn't be hooked up to your past only rather you should also talk about your future. While you are describing a past event, you can relate it to your future.

Explanation

If you are going to explain something or going to talk about a past event in your college application essay, you need to mention what you have learned from this experience. You need to include your experience that how this event made you feel and whether it had any impact on your values or priorities.

In this way, readers may be able to connect themselves with your essay.

Using Inner voice

Your essay should reflect your natural tone of voice because it will bring the quality of thinking and authenticity in your essay. Therefore you mustn't use a lot of complex phrases in your essay. At the same time, don't repeat a single phrase again and again.

Your essay should be based on your beliefs and the reality-based facts should be mentioned in it. It is because your reader should not find something in the essay that may be hard for them to believe.

A college application essay is like an opportunity for you to impress the college admission officer. It may reflect your knowledge about the subject that you have chosen. At the same time, make sure that your college application essay is reflecting all your abilities and skills and the aim that you have and what you want to do for achieving your future goals.

Examples in Your Essay

If you are explaining some facts, it is better to support your idea with some examples. These examples should be based on reality and you may provide some example from your daily life. In simple words, a college application essay is a glimpse for your reader how your mind is working.

Therefore if you have explained everything in your essay with supporting details, viewpoints or examples, then it is going to look credible. Therefore if you are describing an idea, don't go for simply explaining the facts, rather go into its details and provide specific details that are important for your essay and that are required to develop a certain idea.

Stick to your Topic

While writing an essay, there may be a lot of details that may come into your mind and you may want to put all your thoughts in the essay. But it is important to stick to your topic and don't talk randomly. Make sure whatever you are writing also has a meaning as well.

Moreover, creativity is another aspect of writing that is very much appreciated. But all your focus should not be on creativity. Organization of the essay is equally important therefore make sure that the details are mentioned in a sequence.

For this, you can create a proper plan or you can brainstorm your essay. Then divide your essay into parts and then go for details. Also, don't submit your first draft and check it for mistakes if there are any and correct them. Reading it aloud once will also help you if any phrase seems awkward, you can change it.