How to set up my essay

lookingforward
Thu, 27 Sep 2018 15:20:47 +0000

The opener doesn’t need to be rousing. It does, however, need to be good. And the whole essay relevant. You aren’t writing for the English teacher, who knows you and wants to see how you dig into self revelations. You’re writing for adult strangers who review you for the class.

Nor does this require a thesis statement/defense or hint at profound.

Ask yourself if your adoption is what will make adcoms want you in the class. And understand they want to see how you triumphed. Not just what you endured.