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So i finished High school a month ago. Now i applied for college. I handed in my application and payed the $50 they charged. The lady called me today and now i have to type a college essay about why i want to go to that specific college. I just dont know how to start it.... A little help? Im having a mental block >.>
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i will give u my brother's top part essay, he got accepted in UIC, btw u have to make a diff essay for each college i think
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Verfo wrote:i will give u my brother's top part essay, he got accepted in UIC, btw u have to make a diff essay for each college i think



She just told me i have to write an essay on why i want to go to that college lol. But that would be REALLLLY helpful if you give me that.
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i will look for it and copy and paste it or uploded it
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you apply for college after u graduate from high school? where do u live

i am senior next year and i am writing my college essay right now, i hate it so bad...

i want a copy of ur bro's essay too :P i am think about going to UI Urbana-Champaign

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well to answer a question like that you have to talk about what you want to do in life, what u plan to major, why you chose this school over the others, say your a good student and brag about yourself....
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Verfo wrote:i will look for it and copy and paste it or uploded it


Thanks Bro.

crazyskwrls wrote:you apply for college after u graduate from high school? where do u live

i am senior next year and i am writing my college essay right now, i hate it so bad...

i want a copy of ur bro's essay too :P i am think about going to UI Urbana-Champaign

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well to answer a question like that you have to talk about what you want to do in life, what u plan to major, why you chose this school over the others, say your a good student and brag about yourself....



Yeah lol My high school never helped me with anything... Atleast my guidance dident. But it's never too late to apply for a college... Never. I wanna go in the fall. I live in Connecticut, i wanna go to college to major in homeland security
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i will pm it to u
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Thanks!!
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Well doesn't sound too difficult tbh..

I'd talk about how this has been your dream, you see many opportunities going there, work some family drama in it about you being the only going to college. How much you're looking forward to reaping the benefits of high end education.

I know things can be hard to imagine when you have a writer's block, and I guess there's some stress involved cause this is sort of your application which they can accept or deny and it all comes down to this essay, right?

I say, go to the beach, clear your head and idea's will probably come naturally.

Congratulations on (almost) getting to college! :)
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in 2 years imma have to write one of these. >_> I'm just going to talk about moral fiber and stuff lol

I dont even know what that is
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Writing that essay involves a lot of ass-kissing, bragging, and *cough* lying.
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The essay requirement seperates the motivated students from the lazy students :roll:

On my uni they have an upload system which scans files for plagiarism :wink:
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woutR wrote:Congratulations on (almost) getting to college! :)

You never know, they can still turn him down.
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SM-Count wrote:
woutR wrote:Congratulations on (almost) getting to college! :)

You never knew, they can still turn him down.

ya man, my brother had staright A's all highschool and all college, he is in soccer team all 4 years in high school+community college and he was in speech team all 4 years in high school and and 2 years in college and applied at purdue and they turned him down
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The college im applying for a is a small college, nothing major like Yale University. But it's a pretty decent college in the state of Connecticut. I have a question, if you get turned down... Can you apply again to the same college?
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Blurred wrote:The college im applying for a is a small college, nothing major like Yale University. But it's a pretty decent college in the state of Connecticut. I have a question, if you get turned down... Can you apply again to the same college?

yes u can
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Every essay, religion paragraph/assignment I had ever written in my life are 90% bullshit.
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Verfo wrote:
Blurred wrote:The college im applying for a is a small college, nothing major like Yale University. But it's a pretty decent college in the state of Connecticut. I have a question, if you get turned down... Can you apply again to the same college?

yes u can

Not in the same year...

Btw, you live in the U.S.? How are you applying for college after you have finished high school? Unless I'm mistaken, the current latest registration date for the '09 fall semester ended in February, and that's already very late; with replies all throughout the month of April. Both my brother and sister will be applying [twins] in two years so they've done a tiny bit of research, and more annoyingly, asked me. But if you seriously need help with a college essay, I can proof read what you've written / give pointers through pms.

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SM-Count wrote:
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Blurred wrote:The college im applying for a is a small college, nothing major like Yale University. But it's a pretty decent college in the state of Connecticut. I have a question, if you get turned down... Can you apply again to the same college?

yes u can

Not in the same year...

Btw, you live in the U.S.? How are you applying for college after you have finished high school? Unless I'm mistaken, the current latest registration date for the '09 fall semester ended in February, and that's already very late; with replies all throughout the month of April. Both my brother and sister will be applying [twins] in two years so they've done a tiny bit of research, and more annoyingly, asked me. But if you seriously need help with a college essay, I can proof read what you've written / give pointers through pms.



You can still apply after you finished highschool. I applied online https://secure6.imagesites.com/goodwin/ ... ation.html

I applied yesterday and got a call today. My friend last year who graduated highschool applied to uconn after he finished high school and got in. (i kinda lost contact with him)

I really need some help on it thoe. Im still confused on how to start it...
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And this is for the fall '09 semester?

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SM-Count wrote:And this is for the fall '09 semester?



It's for this upcoming fall ;P
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Blurred wrote:
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Verfo wrote:yes u can

Not in the same year...

Btw, you live in the U.S.? How are you applying for college after you have finished high school? Unless I'm mistaken, the current latest registration date for the '09 fall semester ended in February, and that's already very late; with replies all throughout the month of April. Both my brother and sister will be applying [twins] in two years so they've done a tiny bit of research, and more annoyingly, asked me. But if you seriously need help with a college essay, I can proof read what you've written / give pointers through pms.



You can still apply after you finished highschool. I applied online https://secure6.imagesites.com/goodwin/ ... ation.html

I applied yesterday and got a call today. My friend last year who graduated highschool applied to uconn after he finished high school and got in. (i kinda lost contact with him)

I really need some help on it thoe. Im still confused on how to start it...


Your first paragraph should be a introduction. Tell them about your personality. Don't start off with "Hi, my name is...".
Your next Paragraph should be about your high school career.
Your next Paragraph should be about your plans after College and about your Major.
Your next two Paragraphs should tell them why you chose their Uni over the others.
Close with ass-kissing. You don't want to sound generic or desperate.

Each paragraph should be between 7 - 15 sentences. Make sure you have a header-footer. Double spaced, Times new Roman, and 12 point font. Having good transitions is very important.

You want to wow them.
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How is this even possible >.> That's 2 months to select candidates... None of the colleges I've ever looked at had anything close to registration deadlines past March, although college admission is changing in the U.S., especially the planned cancellation of many top school early decision policies.

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SM-Count wrote:How is this even possible >.> That's 2 months to select candidates... None of the colleges I've ever looked at had anything close to registration deadlines past March, although college admission is changing in the U.S., especially the planned cancellation of many top school early decision policies.



I don't know anything about that. But as you can see in the link i provided up there... Registration is still available atleast to the college im applying to.

EDIT: Barotix that information you just gave me is REALLY useful. I really dident what to write in each paragraph. However starting it is still kinda hard... I wanna make this perfect :D
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Lol, wth is this?
Please list two friends or family members who may be interested in attending Goodwin College with you.

Sounds like a pyramid scheme...

Anyways, I don't like dragging this stuff out so just pm me the word limit and I'll try to help you out. O, and calibre > times.

Edit: I took a look at the calender and it's strange, you guys accept new students during the summer 'semester'. We have summer sessions but not full blown classes, might explain the different application process.

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SM-Count wrote:Lol, wth is this?
Please list two friends or family members who may be interested in attending Goodwin College with you.

Sounds like a pyramid scheme...

Anyways, I don't like dragging this stuff out so just pm me the word limit and I'll try to help you out. O, and calibre > times.



Yeah its not a requirement. But like i said it's a small college. And so far its the only college in my area that has what i want.... Homeland Security.
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In all honesty, what colleges want to hear is not so much "it's my dream, I love you guys, blah, blah, blah." They hear that way too much. The best college essay talks about a weakness you have, and how the college you want to attend will help you overcome that weakness. Either that, or talk about a strength you have, and how the college will utilize that strength or strengths. They like the weakness one more.
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Barotix wrote:Writing that essay involves a lot of ass-kissing, bragging, and *cough* lying.


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yeah. i remember writing mine 2 years ago. the trick to writing them is simply to forget the manners that youve been taught. and talk about yourself like an abnoxious douche for a few pages while transforming every mundane and insignificant event of your life into somthing that makes you "competitive" this is done primarily though exageration.
but on a more serious note exagerate the shit you have done, and dont be affraid to sell yourself to the school, you do this by advertizing the things you have done, which may seem abnoxious as hell and extreemly akward (it did for me) but after you get started youll have no problem making yourself seem like your better than everyone else.
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no way, i live in connecticut too!!

i want to go to a college out of state i dont feel like staying in ct

i am not sure but doesn't schools like southern, eastern... connecticut U have rolling admin, which means you can apply at any time and get a response quick? i am not sure but i heard a kid talking about it

here is a link that was a help to me dont recommend stealing from here though

http://www.essayedge.com/college/essaya ... n/view.cgi
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What part of CT are u from? And yeah i dont wanna go to eastern or southern because i wanna do homeland security and this is the only college in the whole state that can do that (as far as i know)
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