SUPPLEMENTAL ESSAYS
PART 2🤩

🌟The Challenge or Resilience Essay

The Point: The point of this essay is to show how you can grow when things get hard, not just that you have had the hard times.

How to Write It Well:

What Not to Do: Don't write about something common, like moving, getting a bad grade, or getting hurt playing sports unless you can show the reader a side they have not seen before.
What to Do: Talk about a change inside yourself. How did your way of thinking change forever? What you have learned is the important thing.
Be Open, Not Melodramatic: Do not just talk about bad things that have happen to you. Talk about how you acted, the work you have done, and how you would not quit. Talk about the hard times with clear details, and then write about the growth that you have earned.
Main Question: What did you learn about yourself and how you act in the world from what you have been challenged by?

🌟The Intellectual Curiosity or Creativity Essay

The Point: The goal of this essay is to let colleges into your mind so they can see how it works.

How to Write It Well:

What Not to Do: Do not just say what you like to do.
What to Do: Start with something that makes people wonder. Write about a strange question, something that interests you, or a what if kind of idea. Be honest. Be yourself.
Connect Things That Don't Normally Go Together: This is a great thing to do. Do you like biology and philosophy? How about coding and music? Show how you connect fields that people might not think go together.
Show How You Think: College officials want students who follow ideas just for the fun of it.Show them how you think, look at new ideas, and spend time thinking about problems, even if you cannot answer them.

A Good Rule for All Essays: Write like an actual person. Be open, interested, and real. Tell a story, and make the person reading your essay remember you.

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