 Do you have a why this college essay to write before you get started and write about the city or the weather or why you love the school? Make sure you check out my key, key tips. You won't regret it. Thank you for joining me on my channel for the best college essay advice. Subscribe and hit the bell to be notified when I post a new video every Tuesday. If your potential school is asking for why this college essay, why do you want to attend NYU, Florida, Columbia, Cornell, Michigan, the University of Central Florida, they're everywhere. So they're asking basically to see how much time and effort have you dedicated to really truly learning about them beyond their brand. Stick around for key, key strategies. Hi, I'm Dr. Josie with Write Your Acceptance as a university faculty member and college essay expert with over 10 years of experience. I know what they're looking for. Stick around. Tip one, early on you want to state the intended major and possibly minor that you're kind of coming in with. But exactly how they state it. So some schools will have a pre-health degree. Others will have a pre-health track. Some schools will have a biology major. Others will be biological sciences. So you want to make sure you state exactly, exactly how that school states it. Tip two, identify two courses that you're interested in potentially taking. And mention the course prefix and possible the professor if you find who's assigned to that course. So for instance, in ENG 3501 with Professor Josie Robestondo, I will have the privilege to examine blah, blah, blah, blah. So if you don't have a professor, then perhaps you can find a research lab that professors are kind of working with or through beyond the classroom. And so then it would be a privilege and an honor to be mentored by Professor So-and-So in name the research lab. If you're having trouble researching your Why This College essay, comment below. I'd love to help. Tip three, what will you learn beyond the classroom? What will you participate in? This is where you can mention study abroad, student organizations. I would stay away from Greek life, academic conferences or undergraduate research projects. Mention the project and kind of paraphrase a little bit their learning outcomes, their goals. They usually have that in their homepage. Tip four, mention some of the student resources on campus. So where can you go get resume help, interview tips, placement for an internship? Where's the, I can never say it, ombuds person. So if you have an issue academically, where would you go? They want to know that it's kind of like that old movie quote, help me help you. They want to know that if you need help with something that you know where to seek the information or where to go ask for that help, that you are empowering yourself with the knowledge. Here are some student examples. I'm going to read them off and I'll put them on the screen as well. So example one, studying material science and engineering at Georgia Tech would be an enriching experience. Georgia Tech encourages students to apply what they learned to solving real world issues. They would be interested in participating in the global internship program. So the major and a program exactly stated the way Georgia Tech states it. Another one, as a student at Tulane, I would have the option to major in cell and molecular biology or pre-health with a focus in medicine. So notice how kind of the nuance of pre-health with a focus in that phrasing is specific to Tulane. Another one, since a Notre Dame education happens beyond the classroom as well, I would like to participate in the EC Institute for Global Health to serve under-developed countries in promoting health research projects. So we are talking about beyond the classroom here and we talk about a specific initiative that they have. Want more essay ideas and topics and templates? I have a free college essay guide to download in the description below. Peep it. And if you liked this video, you found it helpful, please give us a like, subscribe and share with your fellow college-bound friends. Thank you. I'll see you soon.