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8 Valuable Tips And Tricks To Help Ace Your College Essays During Application Season

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Srihitha Padamatinti

Oct 12, 2019

Alpharetta, Georgia

8 Valuable Tips And Tricks To Help Ace Your College Essays During Application Season

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Writing college essays can be a huge pain. There's the huge headache of choosing a good topic for you to write about and then the part of trying to make it creative while also trying to make it unique to you. But, don't fear! Here are 8 tricks to help ace your college essay with minimal stress as possible!

1. Think about what sets you apart the MOST.

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Everyone has their own unique thing that's special to them. It might take a while to figure out what that is for yourself, but it's there, I promise!

2. You can turn ANYTHING into an essay if you put effort.

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You can literally turn anything you want into an essay as long as you meet all of the prompt's requirements. You just have to be creative!

3. Edit, edit, edit!

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Editing is so important because what might seem grammatically correct to you might not actually be right. If something doesn't make sense in your essay, only an outsider who reads it would be able to give you that kind of feedback because it might only make sense to you.

4. Approach your essay in a creative way.

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Being extremely creative is the key to success on this essay. Colleges want to see you think outside of the box and use different styles of writing and how that shows your personality. It's hard to do, but with the right amount of thinking, it can be done.

5. Rhetorical strategies

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Using the many rhetorical strategies that you learn starting from a young age come into great clutch with this. It's important to make you story feel like it's actually happening right then and there and to add all of the effects.

6. Start EARLY!

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Starting early is only going to help you stay on top of things so you're not trying to write all of your essays last minute. That's way too stressful and you definitely don't want to put yourself through that. Starting early could also help you with brainstorming and seeing what topic is best suited for you.

7. Make sure to answer the prompt.

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A huge thing is actually answering the prompt. Sometimes it's easy to get lost in writing and lose track of what you're supposed to be writing that you don't even end up answering the prompt in your essay within the word count.

8. Keep an eye on the word count.

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Word count will always be there in the back of your head to help you know where to end your essay. But it can also be a pain when you have so much left to say but can't because you reached the maximum number of words. This is why it's so important to always keep in mind the word count of your essay.

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8 Valuable Tips And Tricks To Help Ace Your College Essays During Application Season

Don't procrastinate!

1. Think about what sets you apart the MOST.

2. You can turn ANYTHING into an essay if you put effort.

3. Edit, edit, edit!

4. Approach your essay in a creative way.

5. Rhetorical strategies

6. Start EARLY!

7. Make sure to answer the prompt.

8. Keep an eye on the word count.

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And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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11. How to be great at giving directions.

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13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

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Email the professor

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