1. Complete resume draft. Be sure to share with Willa on google docs.
2. Review sample college essay, discuss elements of a strong essay, and begin to brainstorm ideas for personal essays. Begin essay 1. Everyone must have decided on an essay topic and have started typing it to share by next Satruday, Nov. 3
Common Topics for College Essays (250-500 words)
- Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.
- Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.
- Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence.
- Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence.
- A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you.
- Topic of your choice.
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