How to write a killer college essay
Originally written and published: October '22
What we're going to tell you below may be jarring.
It may go against everything you've ever thought about college essays.
Are you ready for it?
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Here it goes...
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The Common App Personal Statement (The main college essay every student has to write) has very little to do with what the students writes about...and instead has everything to do with how the student writes it.
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In other words, the prompts don't matter. At all. Seriously.
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The TOPIC the student chooses to write on only really even matters in one way, which is a student just needs to pick a topic they actually are interested in writing about. Besides that, the topic doesn't even matter! Seriously.
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If your mind is blown, the 9 minute video below, highlighting ALL of our team's top college essay writing tips, is for you.
And before you watch, if you're wondering "When should my high schooler work on their college essay?"...there is one answer:
Your high schooler should work on...and finish...their college essay (The Common App Personal Statement) the summer between 11th and 12th grade...not before (their focus should be on 11th grade finals, school etc.)...and not after (the vast majority of high schoolers will complete their essay senior fall, in a stress-filled frenzy right before applications are due...don't let this be your high schooler!)
Watch: How to write a killer college essay
Time: 8 minutes, 52 seconds
For: Parents of 9th, 10th, and early-11th graders
To your college planning success,
Jack Delehey
Founder, CollegeConsulting.us
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