College Application Essay

WRITING THE COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY Are you in the University Transfer Program here at Alamance Community College and applying to colleges and universities in order to obtain a bachelor’s degree If so, you will soon be filling out college applications, which almost always include an essay section.. List as many things you can think or that are creative, innovative, and/or interesting about you___________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ List some things you own, that are in your room at home, that are probably unique to you, and that let your personality come through ________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ With only an approximate 650 word limit you won’t have space to reveal everything about yourself, but you will have an opportunity to highlight a slice of who you are.. What have you done that showed your creativity ______________________________ What have you done that showed your enthusiasm _____________________________ What have you done that showed your values __________________________________ What do you do that people find interesting or unusual __________________________- 1 From Alamance Community College’s Writing Center Do you have a hobby that is a passion or that is unusual _________________________ Do you have a favorite quote or saying that guides you ___________________________ (See Sample essay 1) If you were a character in a novel or a play, who would you be ______________________ (The novel has to be well-known) Have you ever met any one person who has influenced your life radically Who __________ _________________________________________________________ Have you experienced an event that changed your life forever If so, what ________ ________________________________________________________________________ Sample Essay 1.. Also, you are writing to the selection committee of a colle