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Support Your College Application Strategy
Your essay is a real opportunity to support and enhance your student
personality and character as part of your application
strategy
. Use your essay to present and discuss the personal traits you
are trying to emphasize throughout your college application materials. This
will enhance your overall application and help admissions officers
understand the strengths you will bring to their college community.
For example, if you plan to major in biology, you should try to convey
your interest in biology (or science in general). If you tutor
elementary school students as part of your community service activities,
you can write about how you help kids with their science homework and
how you enjoy teaching students the ways of science and biology.
For
example:
“Sometimes it is a real effort for me to take the time on Tuesday
and Thursday afternoons to tutor Johnny. But when I arrive at
the tutoring center after school, he sees me and lights up in a way
that sends a clear message of my purpose. We sit and go over
his science homework and we work together to answer the homework questions. I
enjoy showing Johnny how science works and when I explain a scientific
concept like photosynthesis and how plants need sunlight to grow, I
get enthusiastic about my understanding of biology and the opportunity
to share my knowledge to help others.”
In the above paragraph, the writer shows a love of biology and a caring
attitude and willingness to help others. |
