On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, we examined two types of essays in college applications. The first was the Common Application Essay and the second was the Artist Statement
Takeaways
What a personal and artist statement is
Tips on how to write a good essay
Essay prompts (2020-2021)
Don’t delete any scraps from writing -- you can always use it for another essay
Ask multiple people to give you feedback on your essays -- Andy can help you with this too.
Note from Andy about essay resources and examples:
A couple of you made great recommendations last Tuesday about sharing resources and examples for college application essays. Below are some links that I am happy to share (even within these links are other links to resources):
Resources and tips that are updated along with news regarding COVID-19 and the admissions process: https://www.collegeessayadvisors.com/blog/. They also have Youtube tutorials on various stages of the writing process: brainstorming, choosing prompts, etc.
College Essay Guy has insights for approach various aspects of writing in the college application, from essays to activities lists: https://www.collegeessayguy.com/college-admissions-blog
His Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh3V2VU1UcZEDr6E3ztsFkA
Successful essay examples that are interesting to read (topics range from a love of potatoes to gaining confidence with a speech impediment): https://apply.jhu.edu/application-process/essays-that-worked/
Next Tuesday’s link to the Portfolio Development workshop! Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqceupqj8jHN3yHM_73SK3W7JKrA67gmxp
If you have any questions, please contact Andy at ali@marwen.org.
Written by Angie Velazquez
My name is Angie and I’m a Marwen intern for Marwen's College & Career programs. I am a high school student at Rauner college prep and Marwen. I’m an artist and photographer who likes to try out new things. But, my favorite type of work is drawing anime!