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Essay Preparation: Organize All Application Materials and Prepare
to Write Essays.
Start early on your college applications and application essays. This
is a lengthy, involved process in which many colleges require multiple
essays and supplemental forms. Seniors, first fill in all the
requested information on paper
copies of applications. After
the paper applications are completed by hand and your application essays
are finalized, you will submit applications electronically to each
college by typing-in the information from your paper applications and
pasting your essays into spaces provided.
Essays are the most time consuming part of the application process. Start
to think about your essay
subjects
and begin writing essay rough drafts as soon as possible. Remember,
you may be writing separate essays for each of your selected 7 colleges
and universities. It will take longer than you think to write,
proof read, rewrite, proof read, have parents and/or teachers proof
read, make suggested changes, and finalize all your essays.
Develop a list of essay questions/prompts from all your college and
university applications. See if any essay questions/prompts are
duplicates or if any of the questions are so similar you can effectively
reuse the same essay with only slight modifications.
Be sure to use filing
systems to organize all application
forms, essays, and other documents.
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