Personal Statements
This type of essay structure looks at a specific moment in time and often uses figurative language and imagery.
What is a narrative story?
Princeton, Harvard, Yale, and UPenn are members of what famous athletic conference?
What is the Ivy League?
This mentor has a dog named Maazi
Who is Beimnet?
Beyond the grades on the paper, colleges look for this while reviewing your transcript.
What are trends and rigor?
These are the two main college admissions tests that students can take to boost their chances for admission.
What are the SAT and ACT?
When writing your personal statement, it is better to ___ your merits than it is to “tell” them.
What is show?
What carnivorous animal is the mascot of Penn State University?
What is a lion?
This mentor has a pit bull named Zeke
Who is Jeryka?
These additional writing prompts are often required by selective universities
What are supplemental essays?
This is the platform that many students will use to apply to colleges and universities in the US.
What is the Common Application?
This method of concluding a personal statement returns to the themes explored in the hook.
What is the Sandwich method?
In which large city is Temple University located?
What is Philadelphia?
This mentor has filmed commercials for two competing energy drink companies
Who is Kyle?
By which month are all supplemental essays released?
What is September?
Many schools ask for letters of recommendation from these two subject area teachers.
What are STEM and Humanities teachers?
The “Umbra” essay demonstrated, this type of college essay structure.
What is a montage essay?
What are the official colors of Franklin & Marshall College?
What are blue and white?
This mentor has produced over 5 playable video games since starting college
Who is Lakota?
The attainment of positions within extracurricular activities demonstrates this positive attribute.
What is leadership?
This term illustrates how schools look at the students independently in the application process to determine decisions.
What is Holistic Admissions?
These are four common essay types that students source inspiration from. HINT: We introduced these during the brainstorming part of class.
What are academic, heritage, mentorship, and struggle stories?
From which university did Taylor Swift receive an honorary doctorate?
What is New York University (NYU)?
This mentor plays the classical piano.
Who is Shiloh?
In which month does the Common Application open?
What is August?
Restricted Early Action differs from Regular Early Action because of this tenet.
What is a binding agreement?