{"id":1246,"date":"2022-01-20T14:08:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T20:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2022-08-29T11:23:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T17:23:10","slug":"college-application-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/college-application-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Tips for College Application Essay Writing\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a high school teacher, you\u2019re looking to make the biggest educational impact on your students before they complete their formal K-12 education. So, it\u2019s no wonder that you\u2019re always looking for new and better ways to prepare them for college and give them every chance to succeed once they get there.\u00a0<\/span>But then you realize that while your students have plenty of opportunities to hone their reading and writing skills as part of your normal curriculum, what\u2019s really lacking is how to transition from being a high school student into being a college student. T<\/span>he first step in going to college is navigating your way through the lengthy college admissions process. And unless all your students have the financial resources to pay for a private admissions consultant, they\u2019re really going to be left on their own for this.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Fortunately, you understand that each of your students deserves the chance to attend the college of their dreams. Your mission to help them master the skills they need to write the very best college admissions essays they\u2019re capable of.\u00a0To get you started, we\u2019re sharing our favorite tips on developing a creative writing unit that incorporates college application essays. That way, the students in your class can watch the acceptance letters start rolling in.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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1. As a class, look at both Common App prompts and Coalition App prompts that are provided online. Familiarizing your students with these popular essay prompts ahead of time will help them feel more comfortable and give them more time to plan out their responses than if they wait until it\u2019s actually time to start applying to colleges. Many of the applications they fill out in the future will have these same (or very similar) college essay topics to choose from. You can find these college essay prompts by looking at the following websites:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Common App<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Coalition For College<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. College Essay Guy<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  4. The Princeton Review<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  5. ThoughtCo<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    2. Of course, each college or university will also include supplemental essay prompts that your students should gain familiarity with. To identify some of these, look at the applications for popular colleges and universities in your area and have your students share schools they\u2019re interested in applying to. Once you have a good list, you can walk through these supplemental essay prompts with your class, discussing what it is that each prompt is trying to elicit in a response. The following websites can help you with this step:<\/span><\/p>\n