logging in or signing up College Essay (internship MHSN) jasonlippart Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 37 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: March 25, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript College Essays : College Essays Presented By: The Interns “The application is a lifeless thing – a few sheets of paper and a few numbers, the essay is the best way to breath life into it…” Admissions Counselor : “The application is a lifeless thing – a few sheets of paper and a few numbers, the essay is the best way to breath life into it…” Admissions Counselor Know the reader! : Know the reader! They want to like you Knows your 18 or younger Does not expect you to know the “meaning of life” Assumes you are intelligent and motivated Assumes you will be a positive presence on campus So you think you can write? : So you think you can write? The essay is the only qualitative data that an admissions counselor is able to process... Separate yourself from the competition So you think you can write! : So you think you can write! Admissions counselors may only spend a few minutes with your essay...so make them count! An opening paragraph that POPS! Step One: Brainstorm : Step One: Brainstorm Think before you write What are you like? (strongest personality traits) What have you done? (major accomplishments) Where do you want to go? (what would you most like to be doing) Step Two: Selection : Step Two: Selection The best essays tell a story about the applicant Pick a topic you can write about in an interesting way Do not repeat information from the application (GPA, SAT’s, etc) Make it stand out...but make sure you can write about it – astrophysics is a cool topic...but can you write about it? Step Three: Writing : Step Three: Writing Intro – catch the readers attention The most time should be spent on this part Body – relates to the introduction Simple language but powerful ideas “Show don’t tell.” – paint a picture with your words Closing – last chance to persuade your reader You Decide... : You Decide... “I went hiking in New Hampshire last summer. It was very quiet at night and there were a lot of stars. I thought it was beautiful.” Now hear this! : Now hear this! “Surrounded by thousands of stars, complete silence, and spectacular mountains, I stood atop New Hampshire’s Presidential Range awestruck by nature’s beauty.” Step Four: Revise : Step Four: Revise Give it to a friend Give it to a parent Give it to a counselor Give it to an English teacher The more that read it the better Quick Tips: : Quick Tips: Answer the question Don’t be boring Be specific clear and concise Use your own words...you’re not a thesaurus No SLANG Use transitions and change up your sentence structure Conclude your thoughts...last chance to impress Don’t use contractions! Don’t Forget : Don’t Forget We are here to help YOU! You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
College Essay (internship MHSN) jasonlippart Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 37 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: March 25, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript College Essays : College Essays Presented By: The Interns “The application is a lifeless thing – a few sheets of paper and a few numbers, the essay is the best way to breath life into it…” Admissions Counselor : “The application is a lifeless thing – a few sheets of paper and a few numbers, the essay is the best way to breath life into it…” Admissions Counselor Know the reader! : Know the reader! They want to like you Knows your 18 or younger Does not expect you to know the “meaning of life” Assumes you are intelligent and motivated Assumes you will be a positive presence on campus So you think you can write? : So you think you can write? The essay is the only qualitative data that an admissions counselor is able to process... Separate yourself from the competition So you think you can write! : So you think you can write! Admissions counselors may only spend a few minutes with your essay...so make them count! An opening paragraph that POPS! Step One: Brainstorm : Step One: Brainstorm Think before you write What are you like? (strongest personality traits) What have you done? (major accomplishments) Where do you want to go? (what would you most like to be doing) Step Two: Selection : Step Two: Selection The best essays tell a story about the applicant Pick a topic you can write about in an interesting way Do not repeat information from the application (GPA, SAT’s, etc) Make it stand out...but make sure you can write about it – astrophysics is a cool topic...but can you write about it? Step Three: Writing : Step Three: Writing Intro – catch the readers attention The most time should be spent on this part Body – relates to the introduction Simple language but powerful ideas “Show don’t tell.” – paint a picture with your words Closing – last chance to persuade your reader You Decide... : You Decide... “I went hiking in New Hampshire last summer. It was very quiet at night and there were a lot of stars. I thought it was beautiful.” Now hear this! : Now hear this! “Surrounded by thousands of stars, complete silence, and spectacular mountains, I stood atop New Hampshire’s Presidential Range awestruck by nature’s beauty.” Step Four: Revise : Step Four: Revise Give it to a friend Give it to a parent Give it to a counselor Give it to an English teacher The more that read it the better Quick Tips: : Quick Tips: Answer the question Don’t be boring Be specific clear and concise Use your own words...you’re not a thesaurus No SLANG Use transitions and change up your sentence structure Conclude your thoughts...last chance to impress Don’t use contractions! Don’t Forget : Don’t Forget We are here to help YOU!