2 BIG Tips for an Irresistible Personal Statement

EssayEnthusiast
Thu, 03 Dec 2015 23:25:00 +0000

Kids certainly do need to understand the purpose of the application essay. It’s actually been my job for the past six years to help students in that regard. I’ve actually tutored hundreds of students in essay writing, and every single student I’ve worked with on their application essay has landed their top-choice school. So, I know just how effective this method is.

I’m curious again, since none of my students have had difficulty understanding this prompt, but it seems you find it hard to determine where the relevance to what the colleges want to know about a student comes from. This essay method introduces a significant learning experience for a student, and then uses that learning to explain how and why their academic path is shaped the way it is. It’s a great way to show the application readers the student’s personal attributes that are relevant to their college and life goals.

Maybe the problem is that I wasn’t clear enough in this post.

I’d love to hear what students here think, should I expand this prompt to be more helpful and clear?

I know I’ve received some PM’s saying that this helped, but I’d love to make this as effective and actionable as possible. So let me know!