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IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SIX (6) COLLEGE WANNABES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, FOUR (4) SAID THEY HATE COLLEGE ADMISSION ESSAYS AND ONLY TWO (2) REPLIED POSITIVELY. THOSE WHO LIKED ADMISSION ESSAYS SAID IT IS THEIR ONLY HOPE TO COMPENSATE FOR THEIR INADEQUACY ON MATHEMATICS. THOSE TWO ARE ALL GIRLS. ALL THE FOUR BOYS TOOK THE NEGATIVE SIDE.

HOW TO SURVIVE A TIME-CONSTRAINED COLLEGE ADMISSION ESSAYS
(TIPS FOR THE WANNABE COLLEGE FRESHMAN)

TAKE THESE TIPS FROM ONCE PANICKY GREENHORN LASS WHO MADE A FIRST STEP INTO A CROSS-CULTURED POPULATED BIG UNIVERSITY AND PASSED THE ADMISSION TESTS BY MIRACLE.

ENTERING A UNIVERSITY REQUIRES A COLLEGE ADMISSION ESSAYS TO MEASURE THE CAPACITY OF ASPIRANTS TO HURDLE THE ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE HE OR SHE WANTS TO PURSUE. IT IS A GAUGE OF THE INDIVIDUAL’S ABILITY TO COMPREHEND A TOPIC GIVEN ON THE SPOT. IT IS ALSO A WAY OF MEASURING THE ASPIRANT’S WRITING SKILLS.

THE TIPS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. BE PREPARED INTELLECTUALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.

a. CONDITION YOUR MIND A MONTH OR TWO BEFORE THE COLLEGE ADMISSION ESSAY.

b. BE AWARE THAT YOU ARE ARMED WITH ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE YOU ACQUIRED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND TELL YOURSELF THAT YOU HAVE BECOME A RESPONSIBLE PERSON TAKING A FIRST STEP TOWARDS MAKING A BRIGHT FUTURE.
c. KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO BE IN YOUR LIFE. KNOWING WHAT YOU WANT IN ADVANCE GIVES YOU AN EDGE AND CONFIDENCE. BEING CONFIDENT WOULD MAKE YOU OVERCOME THE MIND CHALLENGING EXAMINATION, BE IT THE NUMBER’S LOGIC OR BLENDING BEAUTIFULLY WORD’S IN ESSAYS WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT.

2. KNOW THE COLLEGE OF YOUR CHOICE

a. RESEARCH ABOUT THE COLLEGE YOU WANT TO ENTER, KNOW THE SCHOOL POLICIES, RULES AND REGULATIONS

SOMETIMES, THE COLLEGE ADMISSION ESSAY WOULD ASK ABOUT YOUR EXPECTATIONS AND YOUR GOALS FOR JOINING THE COLLEGE. BY ACQUAINTING YOURSELF ABOUT THE SCHOOL IN ADVANCE, YOU PUT YOUR MIND AT EASE, AND ENABLE YOU TO HAVE A BETTER FOCUS ON THE ADMISSION TEST AT HAND.

b. ACQUAINT YOURSELF WITH SCHOOL’S PHYSICAL SET UP BEFORE THE COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST AND FIND THE BUILDING WHERE THE EXAMINATION WOULD TAKE PLACE.

AVOID THE UNNECESSARY ANXIETIES FROM NOT KNOWING WHERE TO TAKE THE TESTS, AND THE PROCEDURES BEFORE TAKING IT.

3. ONCE INSIDE THE EXAMINATION ROOM, BE CALM. READ AND COMPREHEND THE TOPIC BEING ASKED AND COMPOSE YOUR THOUGHT.

PICTURE OUT THE IDEAS YOU WANT TO CONVEY BEFORE WRITING YOUR FIRST SENTENCE. BY DOING SO, YOU AVOID SCATTERING YOUR MIND AND ENABLE YOU TO CAPTURE A COHERENT THOUGHT THAT WOULD GET YOU THROUGH THE END.

4. MAINTAIN YOUR COMPOSURE DESPITE THE TIME LIMIT.

AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE STAY FOCUSED ON THE TOPIC BEING ASKED AND DON’T MIND THE TICKLING CLOCK. YOU WILL HAVE A BETTER FLOW OF THOUGHT AND IDEAS WHEN YOU DO NOT PANIC. THE TEST GIVER WOULD ALWAYS PROMPT TEST-TAKERS A MINUTE BEFORE THE TIME ENDS. BY THEN YOU HAVE FINISHED WRITING DOWN YOUR THOUGHTS.

5. SEAL YOUR ESSAY.

SUMMARIZE YOUR MESSAGE WITH A ONE-LINE EMPHASIS, HIGHLIGHTING YOUR MAIN IDEA ABOUT THE TOPIC, AND MAKING SURE YOUR STATEMENT HAS GOTTEN THROUGH THE READER.

HERE IS A SAMPLE OF A TOPIC FOR A COLLEGE ADMISSION ESSAY:

WHY DO YOU CHOOSE TO ENROLL IN THE COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES?
(Thoughts should not be less than 200 words).

BE AWARE THAT THE QUESTION SEEKS TO KNOW YOUR EXPECTATIONS OF THE COLLEGE’ TEACHING STANDARDS, AND YOUR OWN GOALS FOR CHOOSING THE COURSE IT OFFERS. IT ALSO SEEKS TO KNOW WHETHER YOUR EXPECTATIONS ARE IN LINE WITH THE SCHOOL’S POLICIES, AND YOUR INCLINATIONS TO FOLLOW THE SCHOOL’S RULES AND REGULATIONS.



WE ANSWER THE COLLEGE ADMISSION ESSAY BY APPLYING OUR PRINCIPLES IN THE TIPS:

“I CHOOSE TO ENROLL IN THE COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES BECAUSE I WANT TO WORK IN A FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICE AFTER GRADUATION AND BECOME A DIPLOMAT. (Giving the reader your goal. Knowing what you want in advance-Principle No.1)

I BELIEVE THE COLLEGE COULD GUIDE ME IN ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO ACHIEVE MY DREAM. THE COLLEGE IS KNOWN FOR ITS EXCELLENT AND WELL-SEASONED TEACHING STAFF AND SUCESSFUL GRADUATES IN THE FIELD. I HAVE FAITH IN THE SCHOOL’S POLICIES AND ADMIRE ITS VISIONS AND MISSIONS FOR ITS STUDENTS. I BELIEVE I COULD LIVE BY ITS RULES AND REGULATIONS. (Letting them know that you are aware of the school’s requirements and that you are willing to follow it- Knowing your choice of school: Principle No. 2)

I WANTED TO BE LIKE MY UNCLE SINCE I WAS A KID. I WAS IMPRESSED BY HIS IMPECCABLE MANNERS AS A DIPLOMAT. I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY THANKSGIVING DAY WHEN I WOULD SEE HIM WITH THE REST OF THE FAMILY. HE WOULD ALWAYS BRING SOME TOKEN FROM THE LAND HE WAS ASSIGNED AT AND TALK ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES WITH CULTURES AND TRADITIONS OF THE PEOPLE FROM THE FOREIGN LANDS. HE SEEMED TO KNOW EVERYTHING. HE SPOKE FOREIGN LANGUAGES THAT WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND IN ORDER TO IMPRESS ALL OF US. SINCE THEN, I SAW MYSELF BEING LIKE HIM. (Sharing your dream that would convince the reader of your conviction to finish the college course you have chosen- Maintaining your composure: Principle No.4)

AMONG THE REASONS WHY I CHOOSE TO ENROLL IN THE COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, ARE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK AND WRITE FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TO LEARN ABOUT FOREIGN CULTURES AND BE ABLE TO WORK AND TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD. HOPEFULLY, I WOULD BE ABLE TO REPRESENT OUR COUNTRY IN THE FOREIGN LAND AS A DIPLOMAT.

TO FINISH THE COURSE IN THE COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES SUCESSFULLY– WOULD BE A REALIZATION OF MY DREAM. (Highlighting your main idea – (Sealing your essay: Principle No. 5)