It has been over 2 years since I last submitted a college application essay, as my transfer application was far more condensed and was limited to the difference between USD and my previous school. That said, what I remember from Continue reading
College admissions essays typically look for something that stands out about a person and makes them different from the hundreds of other applicants. Mostly every college looks for various meanings of essays because every school has a different goal. Usually, Continue reading
The goal of all college essays are essentially the same: to share a piece of information about yourself that will ultimately result in an acceptance to the school you are applying to. Due to the broad nature of the prompts Continue reading
The purpose of the college application essay is to write an essay that answers a prompt that the college(s) use as a determinant on who they do and do not admit. Typically, the college essay has loose formatting which allows Continue reading
While college admission essays can range from sob-stories about a negative experience in one’s life to telling of one’s greatest accomplishment, they are all geared toward the same audience in sharing an overarching purpose. The goal of such essays is Continue reading
active voice- present tense: I am shopping at the mall. passive voice-present tense: The paintings are bought by the highest bidder. active voice-past tense: I bought a pair of shoes. passive voice-past tense: The class last year was full of Continue reading
My name is Antonia Thomson and I am from Marin County, California– a smaller county right across the Golden Gate Bridge. I live in Missions B and my roommate, who I was randomly paired with, actually went to my high Continue reading
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The college admissions process is a long and daunting obstacle faced by many students throughout the world looking to extend their education. Due to the extensive measures of the college admissions process, the system could be considered a genre within Continue reading
As Dirk mentions, genres are not just categories to put novels under, but rather headings fo every type of writing we encounter or create. The college admissions process requires essays to be submitted. Even if these essay questions are broad, Continue reading
