Applying to colleges is awesome. Writing all of the application? Not so awesome. I just recently finished up my Common Application essay. This is the essay that will be added to each and every college that I apply to. It wasnt easy but I think I did a pretty good job. The prompt for my essay came in the form of describing a certain dilemma or problem that has faced me sometime in the past and how I was able to resolve that problem. I had many ideas but ultimately narrowed it down. After writing my first draft, I honestly thought I had written a masterpiece. It wasnt until I actually read it thoroughly that I decided to completely scratch it and start over. The reason for this decision was simple. I wanted to write about something that was entirely different from the usual, "How I won the game", or, "The greatest spring break trip ever." I ultimatley figured to write about something that spoke to me. In doing this, I also noticed how the material I had learned in class about writing essays started to come through. The importance of the structure of this kind of essay really shone through in my thought process as I edited my work.
(I will post my essay in my next blog.)
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