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✏️ The first exercise is called “Everything I Want Colleges to Know About Me,” and the second exercise is called “21 Details.”
Grab a sheet of paper or open a blank word document and start listing what makes you … you!
Don’t overthink it!
his series of short exercises, I’ll help you try to find your personal statement topic. In fact, by the end of this video, you should be able to have 7 great personal statement topic ideas that demonstrate your skills, qualities, values, and interests.
Grab your favorite drink, throw on your headphones, and let’s do this.
I frequently have students tell me that they’ve faced some challenges they think might make for a good college essay, but they aren’t sure how to gauge the strength of their topic, and they aren’t sure how to write a college essay about the challenges they’ve faced.
And those questions and confusion are understandable: While high school has probably helped prepare you to write academic essays, it’s less likely that you’ve spent much time doing the kind of personal and reflective writing you’ll want to do in a personal statement focused on challenges (which I’ll also sometimes refer to as a narrative essay).
Even the phrase “reflective writing” might seem a little new.
But no worries—I got you. In this post, I’ll walk you through:
- An example challenges essay with analysis
By the end of this post, you should be all set to write.
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One of the most daunting aspects of applying to college is the sheer number of essays you have (wait, get to!) write.
What do I mean? Say you’re applying to eight to ten schools. Each has anywhere from one to five (hi, MIT!) supplemental essays. Quick math tells us that’s between eight and fifty college essay prompts to respond to. And that’s after you write the personal statement for your Common App.
But guess what? ❗YOU TOTALLY DON’T HAVE TO WRITE 50 ESSAYS. In fact, you may end up writing fewer than ten.
Why?
I’ve developed a pretty simple step-by-step process to help you see which essay prompts can overlap. Follow my lead and it may not only save you dozens of hours or writing, it could improve the quality of those essays.
How?
The secret involves doing a little bit of research and creative brainstorming before deciding on your topic.
“How do I write about my challenges without sounding like a sob story?”
This is a question that comes up often. And, to be frank, there are many ways to write about challenges in your college essay.
♂️Here are three good techniques.
On September 28, I’m leading a *FREE* 45-minute Crash Course on the University of California’s eight Personal Insight Questions.
I’ve been continually inspired by the work the UC system has been doing and continues to do around equity and access, and I’m excited to share some advice for students as they craft their responses to these prompts.
⏰ Time: 6:15–7pm PT
Register for the webinar here.
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There’s nothing I love more than a female character who is all about her education. Hope these brilliant minds help get you off of Tumblr and start studying!
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In 1981 Ruth Lawrence from Brighton became the youngest person to pass the exam for Oxford University, as a ten-year-old - and graduated aged 13 with a first-class degree in maths.
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I made out a schedule. Every single moment of every single day from now until graduation is accounted for.
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