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More Secrets of the College Application Essay Process

Check the basement for pods!!!!!! Avoid cliches like the plague!!!! Students tend to write about the SAME THINGS everyone else writes about.

Taking a Generic Approach

Check the basement for pods or avoid these clichés like the plague:

i)        “I volunteer with special needs kids.”

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ii)      “I am captain of our Mathlete team.”

iii)    “I play soccer and am on the fencing team.”

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iv)    “I’m hardworking, ambitious, and driven.”

v)      “I am intellectually curious.”

vi)    “I get along well with my peers. They often look to me for leadership.”

vii)  “My grandfather’s death made me want to be a doctor.”

BIO:

Randy Levin has a MA in English and a MFA in Creative Writing. He is a published writer and was a high school English teacher in high achieving North Shore Long Island school districts for close to ten years. He works with students on their college application essays through his company, Persuasive Writing Services. The vast majority of his clients are accepted to the Ivy League or other prestigious colleges.

www.PersuasiveWritingServices.com  

RandyLevin11@gmail.com

(917) 450-9495

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