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Showing Growth in Talent in UC Prompt #3

admin — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 22:58:14 +0000

by Kathleen M. When the UC PIQ prompt #3 asks: What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over time? How should you answer? How do you show development over time? At some point you were probably only okay at something you count as your greatest talent and skill. You likely worked very hard for the thing you are discussing

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How to Use Pronouns for Personal College Essays

admin — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 19:14:04 +0000

by Kathleen M. As you write, you may find yourself googling questions that are stressing you out. You know that your English teacher told you not to use personal pronouns in formal writing and here you are trying to write a personal narrative for your college application. How are you supposed to write about your authentic self without using I? You aren’t. Use “I” – you have to use “I”

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Help! I’m Stuck on my College Essay

admin — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 19:03:17 +0000

by Kathleen M. You have been working on college applications essay and trying to come up with an idea but are drawing a blank. Do you feel like you should have your Common App essay outlined but can’t come up with any ideas? Remember that you have loads of resources at your fingertips and try to relax! First, what have you done for brainstorming? Did you consider a few values

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3 Tips to Make Your Essay About Technology More Understandable

admin — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 23:44:05 +0000

by Kathleen M. You had a wonderful summer internship or extracurricular where you learned a lot about tech or STEM, and you would like to showcase that as part of your college application essay. Perfect! Now take a minute to remember that the audience for your personal essay and the audience who might understand what you did related to CS or programming or AI may not crossover. Here are 3

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Limiting Distractions for a Better Writing Experience

admin — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:10:20 +0000

by Kathleen M. Have you ever tried to convince someone that you can multitask? If yes, you probably need to work on limiting your distractions while writing! Or at least considering these elements of your work/distraction balance will help you to be more efficient and write more effectively. Designate time for writing. Then turn off notifications, set a timer, and work. If your phone lighting up is distracting, then turn

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How to Write an Interesting Personal College Essay about a Normal Topic

admin — Sat, 18 May 2024 01:31:21 +0000

by Michelle P. From earlier posts on originality to values, students understand why it’s important to write a strong and unique college application essay. But what if a student still feels stuck? Everything they like, or the main experiences and stories they want to share—all of it feels pretty normal to the student. How can they write an interesting college application essay about a normal topic? Connect the ‘what?’ of the

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Tips on Writing Quickly for a Personal Essay

admin — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:06:22 +0000

by Michelle P. One essay for college applications can already be an intimidating task for many students. Multiply that by the variety of essay prompts required from colleges, and the writing work required looks like a very tall mountain indeed. How can students write more quickly for a personal college application essay, especially when you want to get that first draft out on paper? And no, we are not talking

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How to Be Original When Writing Personal Essays

admin — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 19:06:58 +0000

by Drew C. Everyone knows that a good personal essay is original. It’s one of the laws of the universe for English teachers and counselors and college admissions committees, and you’ve probably heard it a thousand times. But what does it actually mean to be original? And why does it matter? In one sense, being original means “not being a plagiarist”—i.e., submitting your own work instead of the work of

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