<p>So, I'm a junior who's already started looking through college applications and brainstorming essays. Is it bad to say that I've already written a quick one just to see how I like it?</p>
<p>I figure everyone who comes to a website to discuss college admission tactics is in a similar boat. Any advice on essays? :-)</p>
<p>Nah, it's smart to get an early start, although I'd advise being very open to revision/new ideas that may come to you over the next year. Never too early to start preparing, though.</p>
<p>Of course, I wrote almost every single one of my college essays in under a day (and I'm happy with them), so perhaps I'm not one to talk.</p>
<p>Advice: Get lots of advice from your teachers and friends, but take it all with a grain of salt - it should be your essay. The way you write is more important than what you write about, and it should be meaningful to you. Don't stress out too much, and best of luck!</p>
<p>My advice is not only to start early, but only write when you're in the mood to write. Granted, you're never going to be like "hey, forget about going to that party or seeing that movie. i'm soo feeling my college essay tonight!" but what I mean is that sometimes bad essays happen when you schedule when you will write your essays. If you get an idea, run to the computer and just go with it. You'll feel great afterwards, and you'll find that it only takes 20 minutes or so to get that idea down on paper, especially since most essays don't even need to be that long.</p>
<p>I agree with marbury, and good job for getting an early start! If you work on your applications now, you will have much more time to make them amazing, and you'll be a lot less stressed out your senior year.</p>
<p>MissBarbara: There is a thread on here about college essays by people who handed theirs in and went back and read what they had written and were mortified. I think this happened 'cause they finished the essays at close to the last minute. The best way to make sure you write something well is to write it to the point you think its done and then put it away for a month or two and forget about it. Then come back and read it with a set of fresh eyes. I have done this and there are times when I have thought "oh my god, this is devastatingly awful" and other times 180 degrees the opposite. You will be able to do something like this with your early start. Go for it.</p>
<p>Haha okay. Thanks! :-)</p>