Introduction
Think of the essay as the face of your application. An application without an essay is a statistic—just another faceless person in a crowd. An application with a poorly written essay does not give admissions officers the chance to care about you. Use simple psychology: make them feel that they know you, and it will be harder for them to reject you. Make them know you AND LIKE YOU, and they might accept you despite your weakness in other areas. Understanding the importance of the essay is a necessary first step toward perfecting your application. If you are normally a procrastinator, you should understand that your success depends entirely on the amount of time and effort you put into the essay writing process. If all of this has you sweating, you can relax now. Taking this process seriously is the first step. This course will help you get through the other steps.
Admissions essay questions tend to be very broad and difficult to tackle. Yet, it is imperative that you actually answer the question in your essay. It should go without saying, but if your essay does not address the question, then everything you learn in the rest of this course is for naught. Read the rest of this entry »
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It is often remarked in academic circles that the key to successful writing is the right selection of essay topic. Therefore it is important that you give proper consideration to the selection of topic. Your topic should provide you with an opportunity to express your thoughts well and furthermore, your subject should be something that you can relate to, so that you can discuss it well and also engage the interest of your readers.
You should ask yourself the following questions when choosing essay topics:
- Does the subject have relevance to you personally? Can you embellish and add depth to your essay by using personal experiences?
- Is the subject you have chosen already written about? If you are simply going to repeat information discussed threadbare, you need to pick a new subject.
- Does your essay topic give you scope to add fresh material that is interesting to read? If you can not embellish our topic with readable and unique material, you need to hunt for more subjects. Read the rest of this entry »