Who are you? Colleges want to know!

As you are sitting on the beach or at the pool, it is a good time to start thinking about your college application. Colleges want to understand who you are beyond your SAT/ACT, grades, and extracurricular activities. How can you reveal positive personality traits? The college application essay and supplements are the way you can let the college know your values. To begin, identify seven adjectives that best describe who you are. Then read the five topic choices, which are listed on the Common Application. Finally try to remember a moment in your life that shows at least three of those qualities. Now you can begin to write.