I’m a senior in high school apply to college, but I cannot find any motivation to write my essays especially with other school work and my responsibilities outside of class that wears me out.
How can I stop procrastinating and start writing my essays?!
Help me out.
Do you have a parent who can nag you? That’s what I’ve been doing with my D. Nag, nag, nag nag. It has been really stressful.
One thing that worked was hiring an essay coach, and because everything is on zoom now, he checked back in with my D 3 or 4 times during the day as she emailed him her progress. If your family isn’t able to hire you a coach, maybe you could have a family friend work with you in a similar manner. This way it gets knocked out in a day.
Sorry I can’t offer more help.
Do you want to apply to college?
If you don’t actually want to go to college, stop stressing and think of your post grad plans. You can get a job, go to trade school or join the military. If you do want to go to college, but aren’t really sure about where to apply, go to CC and transfer after a year or two. You won’t need an essay for CC. By the time you apply to transfer, you should have a clearer idea of your goals.
There are some very helpful posts on how to write these essays. Look at the pinned posts at the top of the College Essay page.
I also suggest you read this post: http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/2199521-parents4parents-crafting-college-essays-ask-me-anything-p1.html
Don’t sit down and try to write a whole essay. That’s like trying to scale a big mountain, and it’s daunting. For now, just write down a few random ideas, a few words, or a sentence or two. Wait a few hours. Go back to the ideas. Which ideas still interest you? Add a few more words or another sentence. Wait a bit longer. Which idea is the winner? Using that idea, keep adding more words. Start trying to organize the sentences into an essay. Wait a bit. Add a bit more. Do this over the course of a day, or a couple of days. Hopefully you will get an essay out of this. Good luck.
Hi, this is Lillian from Prompt. People usually hit roadblocks when they start. In our experience, this is what we’d recommend getting over that:
Most Personal Essays Wrongly Focus on a Story/Anecdote
Most personal essays wrongly focus on a meaningful story or anecdote — but what counts isn’t the story itself. It’s how it changed you. What actions have you taken as a result of the personal growth you experienced?
It’s Okay to Focus on Ordinary Moments
An ordinary moment can produce a powerful essay. You don’t need a big backstory, or to have been short-listed for the Nobel Prize. Rather, let the admissions team in on the introspection that an important moment caused in your life. Show how it changed you into someone more capable of succeeding in college and beyond.
Hope this helps!
Get a cup of coffee, sit in an area without distractions, read the prompts, list out ideas, and then crank them out!!