How do you know that you have written a good essay?

College Essays
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<p>Okay, so after finishing my essay, I showed to all of my family members.
Two of them said it was great and the other two said it's good but not great. So I'm caught up in between.
But I think it's great too. </p>

<p>So how do YOU know that you have written a good essay? (Just re-writing the question) </p>

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<p>Not saying you have to do this, but I would show it to a third party (probably not family and probably not friends…unless I knew them to be critical.)</p>

<p>I wouldn’t be necessarily sending it to them for them to say: “This is a great essay” or “This is not a great essay,” but rather for their thoughts on what they thought the primary theme of the essay was, what they felt was SHOWN through the essay, etc., etc.,</p>

<p>Then, I match up what they saw/felt/experienced with what I intended to portray – if there is a mismatch, then it’s not a good essay. If I have effectively conveyed my message, then it is a good essay.</p>

<p>(Probably the most common thing I see in essays is that the writers tell, rather than showing. They want to TELL people that they are excited/motivated/interested in x, but they don’t provide enough details that show that. Even more, what they might actually show may either be tangential to what they intended to show, or it may actually go against their intentions.)</p>

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<p>Consider using these two checklists to help you evaluate:</p>

<p><a href=“The Learning Network - The New York Times”>The Learning Network - The New York Times;

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<p>Hope this helps. Best of luck! : )</p>

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<p>@eCoachJen‌ @"Subversive Asset"‌ thank you! You gave a good advice.</p>