Essay Tips to Attract Admission Services

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  • Author Bree Benson
  • Published June 13, 2008
  • Word count 519

Part of the difficulty of a college essay or any admission paper is the stress of writing an exceptional material to get accepted by a preferred institution. Indeed, all that stress and expectations get in the way of what should have been smooth writing for the student.

To reduce the stress and ease those worries, here then are guidelines for great essay writing that readily caters to the admission services' needs:

Answer the Question

All the succeeding tips after this may be applied in the strictest sense, but if the question is left unanswered, the student may just as well kiss his chances goodbye. As it is, such an error displays the writer's neglect and possible comprehension problems. Who would want a student like that? Thus, before launching into a volley of words, the writer needs to fully grasp what the essay wants to be discussed. Only then can the student start brainstorming and writing.

Start Strong

Create a captivating introduction that captures interest and entices readers to keep on reading. Understand that admission officers take on thousands of articles from aspiring student applicants. To beat all that competition, the essay then needs to stand out from the very beginning.

"Be Yourself"

Remember that famous catchphrase? It certainly holds true in writing admission papers. Writing for the sole purpose of impressing others result to a forced tone and insincere article, which trained essay readers (such as an admission officer) can easily detect. In contrast, writing truthfully and thoughtfully has the best chances of producing profound and riveting articles.

Be Original

Avoid predictable writing that cradles admission services people to sleep. How to go about this? Deliberate on the most typical responses, and then veer away from those as far as possible. Fresh angles and perspectives induce readers to sit up and notice the student writer's unique capabilities.

Use Imagery

Make creative use of sensory details in narrating the essay. In this way, the admission services staff will be helplessly caught up in recreating the scenes of the article. The term 'helpless' was mentioned because it is really an automatic orientation of man to imagine when faced with attractively phrased sensory details. So, take advantage of that trait to capture the reader.

Eng Strong

Just as the introduction is strong, the conclusion should also be as impact-driven. Remember, this is the final opportunity of every student applicant to convince the admission officer of his skills and qualifications. Ensure that positive lasting impression.

Proofread

Read and reread the article for precision and coherence. Admission services staff will obviously favor materials with a clear flow of ideas. Moreover, the writer needs to be vigilant against spelling blunders, grammatical errors, and confusing compositions. It's certainly a pity when a great idea gets swallowed up by crappy forms of writing. It is then best to keep on proofreading and editing the article until every segment feels and sounds just about right.

These are the tried-and-tested guides for captivating the officers of the admission services. Stick to this by heart and a great admission essay will surely materialize, followed hopefully by that much-awaited organizational acceptance.

Bree Benson is a technical writing instructor. Off campus, this 32-year-old bachelor, who finished his MBA in communication management at a premier university in Dublin, Ireland, works as a part-time editor in an admission service (firm) that's been in the writing industry for two decades.

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