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How to Be Specific in College Essays

admin — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 20:10:11 +0000

By Kathleen M. One of the key lessons to learn as you write your personal narrative as a part of your college application is to be specific. Two of the words that get in the way of that specificity are “it” and “that.” Sure they are handy words to use and work in all kinds of ways in all kinds of sentences, but if you are working to make your

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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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Past and Present Tense in College Essays

admin — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:29:28 +0000

by Kathleen M. You are working away on your college application essays and suddenly wonder – wait should I be using the past or present tense? Can I switch back and forth? What is correct? Relax. The main goal in writing your personal essays is to communicate with your audience. You want the reader to get a sense of who you are. So the main decision when you are writing

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Comma Splices: How to Fix It?

admin — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 01:02:04 +0000

by Kathleen M. When I was a college student, I had a professor offer me an F on an essay with the caveat that if I turned it in having corrected the comma splices, I would earn an A. So that was the day I learned what a comma splice was! And I am here to save you from a similar fate. A comma splice happens when you use a

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“It” is a Problem in Your Writing

admin — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 18:49:59 +0000

by Albert L. It. No, I’m not talking about the killer clown that preys on your deepest fears. However, overreliance on the word “it” in your writing should scare you. This seemingly harmless pronoun is the antithesis of clarity in writing. I understand the allure of this word for writers. It is a catchall to mean almost anything. You might say, EssayNarwhal Blogger, you just used it. And yes, I

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