Writing about a school I love?

happy1
Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:23:15 +0000

In the supplemental essay you certainly can mention that your father and grandfather went there, that you have grown up loving the school but focus more on what attributes you can bring to the college and why it is a great fit for you.

As a bit of unsolicited advice, while I hope things work out as you hope, I’d recommend that you minimize the notion of having this one dream school and work to create a solid college list that includes reach, match, and safety schools that appear affordable (find out your parents’ budget and run the net price calculator for each school) and that you would be excited to attend. The people I see who get hurt by the college admission process are the ones who focus on one or two hyper-competitive schools and then don’t get in. Admissions have become much more competitive since your father applied to college. Recognize that there are many wonderful schools out there where you can have a great 4 year experience and get where you want to go in life.