Hi everyone!
Can you guys give me tips on college essays- for an elite school-
who helped yo?
what was your essay like? what did you write about?
I really need you help Thanks
Tell a story that you think the admissions committee really needs to read in order to get to know the real you.
Write down the essay prompt that you are going to be replying to. Once you’re finished that, write a list of different topics that you can see yourself writing about. Try writing a little, and then cross off topics that don’t seem right. Eventually you’ll narrow it down to the topic that works best for the prompt.
Harry Bauld’s book, Writing the College Essay, is now in it’s 25th edition and is still the gold standard. You can probably get it from your library.
Take a look at the College Essay section of the forum, read the tips pinned to the top.
@rebeccar and @N’sMom and @BrownParent and @LionKing2398 who helped you guys write and check yours?
I am a parent and I read over my kid’s and suggested some sentence changes back years ago. She came up with the idea herself. Here is the essay forum
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-essays/
Parents often read and edit essays, but you can get a friendly third party to read it - your English teacher for example, or someone (a family member?) who knows you well and writes well.