For their prep school admissions and college admissions essays, my kids have written essays about some hilarious mishaps that occured in their lives. Far from making themselves appear suave and super, their humbling accounts were humorously self-deprecating and made them appear human.
Their essays were written as lively narratives in everyday words, not using contrived vocabulary. Their essays left the reader with a memorable image of the writer.
The chief sins to avoid with the essay:
– do not put the reader to sleep
– do not offend the reader
– do not make the reader roll their eyes