Essays

Application Essays Overview
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.

Application Essay Advice
Your essay is NOT a typical research essay or term paper; it must be interesting, unique and entertaining.

Best Essays to Write
The best essays reveal one or two aspects of your personality.  When you write about an event or an influential person, write about their importance to you.

Recommended Essay Format
A few important format guidelines for college and university admission essays are provided.

Answer the "Why" in your Essay
The most important part of your essay is the analysis of the essay subject; be sure to answer “why” the essay subject is important to you and what you learned from it.

Essay Guidelines
Some important guidelines when writing your application essay.

Make your Application Essay Yours
BEWARE!  Some college admissions officers look at the writing sample from your SAT® or ACT® as more representative of your writing abilities than the college application essay.  Do not have an older sibling, counselor, or writing consultant make so many changes to your essay that it seems impossible that you wrote it. 

Essay Assistance Resources
Mulitple websites for essay assistance with examples.

Scholarship Essays
Most scholarship applications require at least one essay.  These essays are usually shorter and less difficult to write than college admission essays.