good morning friends !
i really need help with my college essay
i am an ESL student who been living in this Great nation for 2 years only
i have experienced a lot in my life in which i had to live in four completely different places until i got to US.
is it ok to write about my life and the difficulties i faced in a chronological order since i was born until i got until now? ,
would that be enough ?
would prompt would that fall under?
a help would be greatly appreciated, PLEASE
THANK YOU :x
If I were you, I would write about a couple of moments in your life that really stood out to you. Writing about too many of them might be overwhelming- college admissions only read each applicant essay for a couple minutes. Whatever you write about, try making it stand out in some way. Try to avoid making your essay sound too cliche. Since you have lived in America for two years, I think that the 5th prompt for the Common App would be really neat: “Describe an accomplishment or event that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your community, culture, or family.” The first prompt is one of the most popular prompts used (you could use that one if you want), but I think if you could incorporate your “story” into the 5th prompt, it could be really interesting.
Your college essay is not a history lesson. It is your one chance to be memorable and that kid the admission committee wants to go to bat for. Tell your story personally, with passion and purpose. Enable the reader to experience what you did. Bring your story to life and tell it like you would explain it to a friend,
@LionKing2398 @ClarinetDad16 thanks a lot !