admission essay tips
How to Handle Waiting Lists
The waitlist can sometimes be worse than a straight rejection. You often don’t know where to go, especially if you have been waitlisted for a college that you really want to attend. You can’t just look at the stars for answers, though; you have to make your next few moves. Decide based on reality and [...]
Filed under admission essay tips, April 14th, 2012How Bad Sample Essays Can Lead To Denial
1.Impact of Bad Personal Statement Examples to College/University Admission 2.How to Avoid Applying Bad Sample Essays Most students learn how to write college admission essays, known as personal statements, through sample essays. There are essays that actually provided good examples to guide them in writing personal statements. However, there are sample essays that mislead high [...]
Filed under admission essay tips, December 30th, 2011Use The Right Sample Essay And Look Like A Hero
Choosing a college or university is a big concern for many students, but passing the application process proves to be more challenging. If you plan to enroll in a prestigious university, you may have to undergo a stringent application process because there may be thousands of other students who have the same goal as yours. [...]
Filed under admission essay tips, December 16th, 2011How Colleges Crack Down On Admission Essay Plagiarism
In 2010, Business Week magazine published news story on Smeal College of Business, a part of Pennsylvania State University, that discovered several plagiarized application essays for its graduate program. Sadly, plagiarism in the admission essay for graduate and undergraduate programs exists beyond this business college and is even present outside the United States. Plagiarism Simply [...]
Filed under admission essay tips, December 9th, 2011Bad Application Essays Versus Good Ones
An essay should have a strong and precise main idea to support its effective progression. A good essay will be written based on a theme introduced in the introductory paragraph of the essay. Rest of the body paragraphs should be linked to the main subject. A good essay stays on the focus–even apparent digressions bring [...]
Filed under admission essay tips, November 2nd, 2011Drawing Inspiration From Personal Statement Examples
Personal statement must demonstrate that you have: relevant skills and experience. In personal statement examples, you will see that the writers explained how they have the motivation and desire, and the right attitude and values. After reading samples and drawing inspiration from them, think about your opening sentence. The personal statement is an important part [...]
Filed under admission essay tips, October 26th, 2011How to Write About Your Personal Heroes
Think about the reasons why you consider this person your hero. What exactly about him is great? Write what’s amazing about her or him. Be specific when you’re praising your hero. Give examples of what he does that’s heroic in your eyes. Before talking about your hero, provide a general description of what a hero [...]
Filed under admission essay tips, October 12th, 2011Why do you need to read examples of personal statements
Not all of us are born with perfect vocabulary skills, great writing or literary techniques, or with the brain that can sort ideas in a flash and write them on paper. If you are like most people, you need to get ideas or writing samples before you can begin to write. It’s just like trying [...]
Filed under admission essay tips, September 18th, 2011The Most common mistakes in writing personal statement examples
A personal statement can either make you or break you. It can either get you admitted if your strengths are properly highlighted or it can send your application for admission to the reject bin. Knowing how to properly please and tickle the right spot of the Admissions Committee in a personal statement is not as [...]
Filed under admission essay tips, September 11th, 2011The most common mistake in picking personal statement examples
It has been said that imitation is the best form of flattery. Well, not always. In the case of writing a personal statement, choosing the best model that you will pattern your essay form is crucial if you want to write an excellent paper. The most common mistake in picking personal statement examples is referring [...]
Filed under admission essay tips, September 4th, 2011