Write your applications essays
You’ve written rough drafts over the summer, had those you trust read them over, and now it’s time for the real deal. Get out your pen and paper and rewrite your applications essays. Make the changes that your favorite editors have suggested and make sure each essay is focused. If one application has a very specific prompt, be sure your essay addresses it. You can think of this sort of a prompt as a question and your essay as the answer.
If you were given a very wide prompt, make sure your essay focuses on specifics. Cite specific examples and allow others to see your unique personality.
A big college application essay no-no is to recycle essays. A generic essay is very obvious to college admissions officers. After all, they read thousands of essays and they know all of the tricks.
The time has come to release those applications from your sight. You’ll be glad to see them go after laboring over essays, and question after question. You’ve probably been having dreams about them they’ve become such a huge part of your life! But you need worry no more. Once those applications leave your hands, you can’t do anything else about them.
Make sure they have enough postage and that you send them in before the specified deadlines. Also, proofread your applications one last time before letting them leave your hands.
Even though the big part of applying for college is behind you, there are still plenty of things you can do to prepare for college as you finish out your senior year of high school.
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