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597: Supporting Students with College Essay Writing Strategies

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Writing college admissions essays is hard. We are here to help.

This week, Megan and Erin discuss strategies to produce better essays and tips for educators and parents looking to support students through this process. 

  • Essays are personal— make them about YOU
  • Some meaningful topics may may less effective essays because they cannot be connected to actionable outcomes. 
  • It is a common mistake to approach admissions essays like school writing; the typical 5 paragraph format is generally not suitable. 
  • Lots of factors go into good editing. Tools like Ctrl+F can help identify high frequency words so you can identify redundancy. 
  • Sources like Connecticut College Essays That Worked are a great place to read actual student essays. 

    • We share lots of ideas and some cautions like don’t rely on AI and be watchful of parent over editing. 

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