 Hey YouTube, so USC is asking for a ton from brevity to longer detailed narratives And I will get to it all stick around Thank you for joining me on my channel for the best college essay advice subscribe and hit the bell From tweets to hashtags to full-on essays USC is asking forward all and I have a couple of students actually already there right now So stick around and I'll share the tricks of the trade and how we strategized. Hi I'm dr. Josie with right ear acceptance with hundreds of students in college You graduates by now a few at USC right right now I know how to make them remember you and now it's your turn step one pick one of these three 250 word essays and I'll break down each one so prompt one USC believes that one learns best when interacting with people of different backgrounds experiences and perspectives Tell us about a time you were exposed to a new idea or when your beliefs were changed by another point of view So if you're going to say you learn something you want to make sure that your lesson is larger or Granger than your prejudice or initial discrimination So you want to make sure that the cost-benefit analysis of what you are disclosing as a prejudice or kind of an obstacle that you That you had that you learned and that that lesson was bigger So and it could be something very small to something very large for example, I've had students talk about how Because they're dual language learners And they are kind of second-generation immigrants that they assumed all older people only spoke Spanish or French or Portuguese And so that that was a prejudice and then they kind of learned about diversity and connecting with people from various demographics So it doesn't have to be this like very big You know confessional type experience It could just be something that you thought that was wrong or that kind of shifted in paradigm for you So here's option to the prompt Describe something outside of your intended academic focus about which you are interested in learning So are you an engineer who loves drama or you know an English major who loves chemistry? Experiments so you don't have to major in the intellectual focus that you'll Talk about but you want to make sure that you show breath and experience and interest that you are intellectually curious not just in this kind of narrow tunnel, which is your major and possibly at the end give kind of like a lesson that you know drama and theater and the stage or dance affords you a better sense of How you work and how you study as an engineer, let's say so it's kind of complimentary In an interesting way Option three is that open freebie. So the prompt what is something about yourself that is essential to understanding you? And so this is that open topic that is very useful Especially when you want to kind of add or share an aspect of your identity that you haven't yet So now you want to think strategy and this really goes for all essays For all candidates, but if you use this essay in particular this topic you want to think about it So do they have already something about your cultural identity? Do they have something quirky or funny or kind of self deprecating that you don't take yourself too seriously? Do they have information on your community service and leadership? Do they have anything about grit resilience and how you overcome obstacles? If they're missing any of those four key pillars Then you want to make sure that this essay covers that or that any of the other supplements covers that kind of missing dimension Super important to have this kind of well-rounded candidacy showcased in your essays so step two this is now their why us essay, which is about 250 words and the prompt is exactly Describe how you plan to pursue your academic interest at USC Please feel free to address your first and second choice majors So this why us essay and I'm linking my how to research your why us supplements above So you want to make sure that you get really into the research very quickly because you don't have a lot of space Make sure you add something kind of personal a personal connection with such heavy branded type universities like USC and why you Michigan you want to make sure that you kind of give a personal connection to the university beyond brand name, right? so a couple sentences very quickly about you maybe an AP class or a chemistry Example experiment that you're doing right now and connect that to a class and then go into the research And I'm linking that above so that you can kind of get into all the good stuff I also have for you to to check out my why us template in the description below Step three is kind of hashtag brevity So they want to be hit cool with it and okay fine I'll take it so they start to ask you very kind of start peppering you with very short questions and Adjectives the first thing is describe yourself in three words. So get very creative. You can do them in a different language They can ask a question if you read them together. So don't just kind of do compassionate caring and resilient Kind of give something that twist that shows a little bit more about who you are on a meta narrative level Are you stuck on your USC supplements? Comment below. I'd love to help last up are your tweets And so I always think about the movie Moana. Are you too grown for that? Are you just kind of over it? I get it but there is a scene where the demigod Maui is kind of grabbing hey Hey the bird and he signs the the ore with his beak and he says You know when you sign with a bird beak, that's called tweeting So that's exactly what you want to accomplish in these hashtags in these kind of brief little snippets You want to do work play you want to be fun? You want to be engaging and thoughtful, but then you want to want to add a level of creativity that showcases a sense of who you are in a creative fun engaging way So these are the questions and they are a hundred character limit What is your favorite snack? Favorite app or website binge-watching black mirror while my sister dances in front of the screen Really relaxing that could be a great kind of line. That's 92 characters. Let's say best movie of all time another example From tearjerkers to belly laughs. I get it all from add your movie That's about 71 characters. Then you have hashtag to describe yourself dream job What is a theme song dream trip? What TV show will you binge watch next? They don't have to be these super Intellectual serious moments, but you want to showcase kind of a fun and engaging sense of Imagistic language, so you want to kind of close your eyes and see something in an image Place your most content. It could be location, but it could be past present or future Which well-known person or fictional character would be your ideal roommate favorite book And if you could teach a class on any topic, what would it be? This is a great kind of let me slip in my identity So that you can kind of add a dimension there So you can teach something on pop culture of your home country or of kind of a sport or an activity that you're involved in If you want to learn more about what your essay is missing how to strengthen it Want to grab my why us template all that is in the description below and if you like this video You found it helpful, please give us a like comment helpful comment Hi, you will see Trojans anything below and and comment any kind of Brainstorming ideas you have with the supplements. I'd love to help you out. Thanks for watching and please please share with your college-bound friends I'll see you soon. Bye