College Admissions: Writing the "Perfect" Essay [Request]

[adelat084]

Its amazing what one can learn from others. I can't believe that until you said the following words "if they ask for one reference, JUST give one, NOT two or three" because it means you do not know how to follow instructions, and I had the mentality if they say one, I will give more, thinking I was doing great, because I was "going above and beyond, or the extra mile" Wow!!! You give amazing tips :)

[DearBemo]

@adelat084 Yeah, a lot of people think that and thank you that's really sweet!

[Tre08babe012]

@DearBemo I was waiting to talk to my school counselor, just to see if i was on track & if she agreed with my school choices. But, i guess theres no harm in starting :))

[DearBemo]

@Tre08babe012 That's good that you want to check witj your counselor, but they can also slow you down sometimes. I  would strongly suggest starting at least the 1-3 week in August. Starting doesn't mean submitting and if the application is done online you can just save as you go or leave it alone for however long you want. :) September's Countdown comes out on Aug. 15 so be looking out for that :)

[Tre08babe012]

Thankx Bemo. Really Helpful. I wish i could look at my essay topics without actually starting my application process .... lol oh well

[DearBemo]

@Tre08babe012 you're welcome and why don't you want to go ahead and get started on your application process?

[GlitzxxGlam]

I'm going to be a junior in highschool... what do you think i should do to get ready for college?(: thanks!

[DearBemo]

@GlitzxxGlam I would say you should take the SAT and ACT. If dual credit is offered to your school take advantage of the courses offered and take advanced classes. Start thinking about the colleges you want to attend and go on campus visits. Also, if you haven't started on you resume, you should make a resume and also if you haven't been keeping track of your community service and extracurriculars you might want to get that in order. Hope that helped.

[SincerelyNevada]

Good tips. I'm not good at writing out my entire paper and then typing I have to just begin typing, it feels like my ideas come more easily. I agree transition sentences are crucial to bringing the essay together.

[DearBemo]

@SincerelyNevada i'm glad you think it's good tips. I'm pretty decent at writing, but telling others how to go about doing it is SUPER hard and yeah I have to just start typing too I can't think through writing it out like that. :)

[SincerelyNevada]

@DearBemo Yeah I've had my fair share of writing papers. My junior year I wrote a 14 page research paper and writing the whole thing out first wasn't an option for me lol

[DearBemo]

@SincerelyNevada yeah i think writiing it down, unless your away from a computer and think of a idea, wastes time. If I don't know where to start at all though I do jot some nonsense down on some looseleaf paper lol :)