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How formal should the tone of your college essay be.mp3 | And that's a great first thought, but the second thought needs to be, okay, what was new and surprising about them? And maybe that sentence can be made, I slept in a tent, washed my face and hands in a saucepan, and survived on bread and candy bars. Gotcha. So, we're really, really kind of getting into the nitty-gritty... |
How formal should the tone of your college essay be.mp3 | So, we're really, really kind of getting into the nitty-gritty details of the story as opposed to kind of surface level, broad brush sentences. And that's what's going to make it memorable. So, if you're specific, that will lead admissions to say, what about the kid that lived on bread and candy bars? They're not going... |
Engaging in extracurricular activities.mp3 | So while I was traveling in the fall, I realized that not everyone really understood what they should be talking about when they tell us about what they do after class. And I really, that's what I, that's the phrase I use. What do you do when you go home from school? So for some students that might mean significant fam... |
Engaging in extracurricular activities.mp3 | So for some students that might mean significant family responsibilities. If both of your parents are working and you're picking up your brothers and sisters from school and tutoring them on their homework, please let us know that because we won't expect you to be doing, you know, all of the same things that someone wh... |
Engaging in extracurricular activities.mp3 | Everything outside of the classroom is really what extracurricular means. Leadership positions are great because they show commitment, but we want to make sure that students are doing things that are meaningful to them, that they're spending time doing them, and they're doing them well, whatever it may be. If you're sp... |
Engaging in extracurricular activities.mp3 | What we also want to understand is how the student has really made an impact in their school community or greater community through the different interests and passions that they have. So admission is also going to look at your summers and what, you know, what have you done in your summers. Ninth grade summer, probably... |
Engaging in extracurricular activities.mp3 | That doesn't mean you have to go and spend a lot of money on a program to look impressive to a college. My advice to you would be, you know, think about something that you want to do in the summer that could really be exciting to you. You know, that may be having a summer job, you know, learning how to manage your own ... |
Engaging in extracurricular activities.mp3 | It may be there's an academic, you know, program that you want to take online or at a local college that could really be exciting. You've always wanted to try, you know, architecture, and there's an opportunity to try that because there's no chance to do it in high school. It doesn't have to be something fancy. It has ... |
Engaging in extracurricular activities.mp3 | It has to be something that's really exciting to you. Ultimately, what we want to see is depth, what we want to see is commitment, and what we want to see is leadership in some of these different activities. When we're looking at the extracurriculars that you are involved in, it's important that you're giving us accura... |
The college experience.mp3 | You're not only choosing your own schedule, but you're choosing what classes you want to take, what classes you don't want to take. Around the time of freshman orientation we were given these booklets with hundreds of courses that you could take from dozens of different departments and programs. And I thought it would ... |
The college experience.mp3 | And at the end of this, when I got to the end of the book, I probably had about 60 courses highlighted. Concept of the Cosmos, Sociology of the School, Race in America, U.S. Education. The cool thing about college is that at any given point and any given day, you're going to run into a really amazing person who's going... |
The college experience.mp3 | The support system is amazing. All the kids here are so passionate and they're so into their learning. I think that's what I find different than high school. I'm not the one that's pushing and pushing and everybody else is just satisfied with doing what they need to graduate. The students actually want to be there. Tha... |
The college experience.mp3 | I'm not the one that's pushing and pushing and everybody else is just satisfied with doing what they need to graduate. The students actually want to be there. That's a big difference in the high school to college. Everybody's really friendly. There's not as much cliques. Everybody's just cool, nice. You can talk to any... |
The college experience.mp3 | Everybody's really friendly. There's not as much cliques. Everybody's just cool, nice. You can talk to anyone. That's the best thing about college. Being exposed to new ideas, new people, new cultures, it's completely mind-changing. I work three jobs. |
The college experience.mp3 | You can talk to anyone. That's the best thing about college. Being exposed to new ideas, new people, new cultures, it's completely mind-changing. I work three jobs. I work at the admissions office, I work for my cultural center, and I work at my residential college. I studied abroad twice, once in Madrid and once in Lo... |
The college experience.mp3 | I work three jobs. I work at the admissions office, I work for my cultural center, and I work at my residential college. I studied abroad twice, once in Madrid and once in London. I've had two internships, one in Minneapolis and one in Alaska. Over the course of all these experiences, there have been several instances ... |
The college experience.mp3 | I've had two internships, one in Minneapolis and one in Alaska. Over the course of all these experiences, there have been several instances where I'm just like, I cannot believe how radically different my life is now than it was before. Because it's fun to look at Shakespeare when you're actually in London, or it's fun... |
The college experience.mp3 | I cannot believe every day I'm so surprised by how much I have grown since I was in high school. When I was in high school and I was looking at colleges, I had no idea how I was going to fare. I didn't know how I was going to succeed. It seemed like this big thing so far away that everyone else was in on except for me.... |
Benefits and drawbacks of college loans.mp3 | The average for a student going to a public school is about $26,000 of debt. For private schools, it's around $29,000 of debt. Taking out loans to pay for education is a highly, highly personal decision-making process. And it gets complicated because I think families tend to advise students, and sometimes that advice i... |
Benefits and drawbacks of college loans.mp3 | And it gets complicated because I think families tend to advise students, and sometimes that advice is very helpful, and other times it's kind of antagonistic because it adds another pressure that you have to keep in mind. And sometimes the pressure is to take out loans because no one has money right now. Or in other t... |
Benefits and drawbacks of college loans.mp3 | And so my biggest advice is to think very practically about can you actually pay back those loans? Have an understanding of what is your overall indebtedness. I see students get into trouble because they just keep taking out loans every year, and then it's a big surprise for them at the end of four years how much they ... |
Benefits and drawbacks of college loans.mp3 | So you should know how much you've borrowed. You should know what that means in terms of monthly payments when you graduate. What's the dollar amount that you're going to be responsible for? And have an understanding of sort of basic budgeting. What does that mean in terms of what will your lifestyle need to be when yo... |
Benefits and drawbacks of college loans.mp3 | And have an understanding of sort of basic budgeting. What does that mean in terms of what will your lifestyle need to be when you graduate? So don't just take out those loans blindly. Know what the monthly payment obligation is going to be, what that means for you once you're out in the world of work. Unfortunately we... |
Benefits and drawbacks of college loans.mp3 | Know what the monthly payment obligation is going to be, what that means for you once you're out in the world of work. Unfortunately we can't avoid those student loans forever. So it means taking out loans for reasons that will keep you in school. Taking out a loan because you want to do a really fun spring break proba... |
Benefits and drawbacks of college loans.mp3 | Taking out a loan because you want to do a really fun spring break probably isn't a good idea. So especially the work that I've done, I was a low income student. You have to think of loans in the context of going to college as an investment in yourself. Yes it's debt, but it's also an investment. And if you realize tha... |
Benefits and drawbacks of college loans.mp3 | Yes it's debt, but it's also an investment. And if you realize that a student with a college degree makes a million more dollars over the span of their lifetime than a student with a high school degree, $26,000 of debt for a return of over a million extra dollars is a pretty good investment in yourself. So it takes a b... |
Sal Khan's story Making high school count.mp3 | And I could talk about it now in hindsight, you know, more than 20, I'm getting old, more than 20 years after the fact. But I will say, especially earlier on in high school in ninth and tenth and eleventh grade, I really didn't fully appreciate, I actually didn't know what was good or bad. But now I think I have a bett... |
Sal Khan's story Making high school count.mp3 | You know, even entering high school, I had a strong interest in math and science. And frankly, I was just curious in general. I just liked learning things. And so I was always eager to take the most challenging courses that my school had to offer. So I think that was really important. One, that prepares you for college... |
Sal Khan's story Making high school count.mp3 | And so I was always eager to take the most challenging courses that my school had to offer. So I think that was really important. One, that prepares you for college, but it also shows admissions officers that you're up for stepping out of your comfort zone and stretching yourself. And as I got into my later years in hi... |
Sal Khan's story Making high school count.mp3 | And as I got into my later years in high school, as I kind of maxed out a few of the math classes that my high school offered, I went to the University of New Orleans and I took classes there. And I think once again, and I think I actually even met a few folks from my university later that said, no, that really made yo... |
Sal Khan's story Making high school count.mp3 | You looked for new ways to challenge yourself. So I think that's always a good idea. Whatever your circumstances, try to push and figure out and pull resources that allow you to grow. On the extracurricular side, some of you all might have guessed, I was on the math team. I was the captain, which I enjoyed. And, you kn... |
Sal Khan's story Making high school count.mp3 | On the extracurricular side, some of you all might have guessed, I was on the math team. I was the captain, which I enjoyed. And, you know, it's about math, but it's also about leadership. It's about motivating other people. It's about mentoring other people. So I think that reflects well in an application. But it wasn... |
Sal Khan's story Making high school count.mp3 | It's about motivating other people. It's about mentoring other people. So I think that reflects well in an application. But it wasn't just about math. I also was really into art. And so we had a school newspaper, a very good school newspaper, actually. And so I became the art editor of it eventually, the guy who writes... |
Sal Khan's story Making high school count.mp3 | But it wasn't just about math. I also was really into art. And so we had a school newspaper, a very good school newspaper, actually. And so I became the art editor of it eventually, the guy who writes the cartoons or draws the cartoons and does a lot of the layout. And, you know, one, I didn't do that to get into colle... |
Sal Khan's story Making high school count.mp3 | And so I became the art editor of it eventually, the guy who writes the cartoons or draws the cartoons and does a lot of the layout. And, you know, one, I didn't do that to get into college. I did that because I just really enjoyed it. It was one of the best experiences I had in high school. I learned a ton. But I thin... |
Sal Khan's story Making high school count.mp3 | It was one of the best experiences I had in high school. I learned a ton. But I think it did help my application. You know, other things I did extracurricularly, I ran for class president my junior year and lost. So that was just, I guess, a good experience. I didn't think it was a good experience when I lost. And actu... |
Sal Khan's story Making high school count.mp3 | You know, other things I did extracurricularly, I ran for class president my junior year and lost. So that was just, I guess, a good experience. I didn't think it was a good experience when I lost. And actually, I don't know if that actually helped my application, because I think I was too embarrassed to write that I l... |
Sal Khan's story Making high school count.mp3 | And actually, I don't know if that actually helped my application, because I think I was too embarrassed to write that I lost. But in hindsight, I probably should have written, I could have probably written a pretty good essay about just what I learned from that experience. And then the last piece is on the standardize... |
Sal Khan's story Making high school count.mp3 | I think what really helped me is I didn't wait until the last minute to take the SAT and the ACT. I took them, I left a little bit of room. So I took them once earlier in my, you know, before my senior year. And I got okay scores, but I felt that I could get better scores. And so I had room so I could take them again b... |
Student story Admissions essay about a formative experience.mp3 | I talked about visiting the landfill there. At that landfill, there were dozens of families scattered all over the landfill, scavenging for pickings and stuff like that. So I talked about that. I talked about how it made me realize my parents sacrificed a lot. It made me realize what it's like in Cambodia and how fortu... |
Student story Admissions essay about a formative experience.mp3 | I talked about how it made me realize my parents sacrificed a lot. It made me realize what it's like in Cambodia and how fortunate I am to be in the position I am where I can go to college. I talked about how they helped me and they inspired me and they gave me all these opportunities. I talked about what I would do wi... |
Student story Overcoming immigration obstacles to college.mp3 | And that confronted me when I came around to the college process. And when I had to do applications, I had to check boxes that said that I was undocumented. It presented fear within me and also in my family. It came to one point my mom saying, don't go to college because they'll know you're undocumented and they'll tak... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | Sean, one of the big decisions that students face is that of student loans when they're going through the college admissions process. Can you kind of explain to me where are the different places I can get loans and then how that impacts what those options are? Sure. So the government is probably the best source of loan... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | So the government is probably the best source of loans right now. And there's also smaller state loan programs that are out there, and that varies by states. So that's sort of the federal government, then there's the state government. There are colleges that will do their own institutional loans, and then there are pri... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | There are colleges that will do their own institutional loans, and then there are private institutions that will do loans. And of all these different options, where should I begin? So with your financial aid package, colleges will help you sort of understand this, but in general, colleges are going to use a lot of fede... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | And again, it's generally the best type of loan you can get. There are need-based loans that are out there, so you have to have certain levels of income to qualify. The first being the federal Perkins loan, generally for more lower income students. That has a lot of really positive perks to it. They include things like... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | That has a lot of really positive perks to it. They include things like a fixed rate. It has no origination fee. You have the flexibility with the government's paying all of the interest until six months after you graduate, so that's a great factor for that. Okay, so you're not going to pay any interest while you're in... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | You have the flexibility with the government's paying all of the interest until six months after you graduate, so that's a great factor for that. Okay, so you're not going to pay any interest while you're in school? While you're in school. Okay. And you do have, again, some flexible terms with deferring that if you go ... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | Okay. And you do have, again, some flexible terms with deferring that if you go to graduate school. And again, you can take out in your first year up to $5,500 as an undergraduate for the federal Perkins loans. Okay, and that's up to $5,500. And is that per year or overall? A year. Okay, got it. |
Types of college loans.mp3 | Okay, and that's up to $5,500. And is that per year or overall? A year. Okay, got it. Are there any other kind of need-based loans that are available from the federal government? There are. There are subsidized Stafford loans. |
Types of college loans.mp3 | Okay, got it. Are there any other kind of need-based loans that are available from the federal government? There are. There are subsidized Stafford loans. They're not quite as good of terms as the Perkins loans, but again, still very good. Probably the next best loan you will find out there. There is an origination fee... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | There are subsidized Stafford loans. They're not quite as good of terms as the Perkins loans, but again, still very good. Probably the next best loan you will find out there. There is an origination fee to that. Right now, the interest rate is actually a little bit lower than the Perkins loan, but that will go up depen... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | There is an origination fee to that. Right now, the interest rate is actually a little bit lower than the Perkins loan, but that will go up depending on the markets. Again, it has the same maximum of $5,500 for this year, for your first year. And is that $5,500? Does it stay $5,500 every year or does that change as you... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | And is that $5,500? Does it stay $5,500 every year or does that change as you're going? So that can go up as you're a sophomore, junior, senior, that amount can go up. So you have a little bit more flexibility with that. And the subsidized Stafford, their interest rate is also paid for by the government until six month... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | So you have a little bit more flexibility with that. And the subsidized Stafford, their interest rate is also paid for by the government until six months after you graduate. So that's also no interest paid while in school. Correct. Are there any loans that the federal government offers that aren't need-based? There are... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | Correct. Are there any loans that the federal government offers that aren't need-based? There are. Now, one thing to remember is you need to fill out a FAFSA form to qualify for any federal loans. So even if you... Go ahead. Just so I understand, so that's even if I don't have financial need, my family makes a lot of m... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | Now, one thing to remember is you need to fill out a FAFSA form to qualify for any federal loans. So even if you... Go ahead. Just so I understand, so that's even if I don't have financial need, my family makes a lot of money, I still fill out the FAFSA just to get access to federal loans? Correct. And that's an import... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | Correct. And that's an important fact that people don't realize. So there is an unsubsidized Stafford loan. And again, it's not quite as good of terms as the other two we've talked about, but it's still a very good option for many families. So I know that the rates for the Stafford subsidized and unsubsidized are the s... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | And again, it's not quite as good of terms as the other two we've talked about, but it's still a very good option for many families. So I know that the rates for the Stafford subsidized and unsubsidized are the same. So what are the actual differences between the two loans? So the biggest difference is that the federal... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | So the biggest difference is that the federal government will not pay the interest while you're in school. Okay. So they're not going to cover you. Right. Okay. And then are there any other kind... You mentioned there was one other kind of federal loan that's not need-based. There also is something called a direct plus... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | Right. Okay. And then are there any other kind... You mentioned there was one other kind of federal loan that's not need-based. There also is something called a direct plus loans, which a parent can take out instead of the student. It's in the federal program, so it still has some of the benefits of that program, but i... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | There also is something called a direct plus loans, which a parent can take out instead of the student. It's in the federal program, so it still has some of the benefits of that program, but it's a higher rate. But again, it still has a lot of the other benefits of the federal program, and it's backed by the federal go... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | Great. Okay. So that makes sense. Those are the federal government loans. What about state or college sources? What are those loans all about? So again, that really is going to depend on the state, and it's really going to depend on the college. |
Types of college loans.mp3 | Those are the federal government loans. What about state or college sources? What are those loans all about? So again, that really is going to depend on the state, and it's really going to depend on the college. So those could be very good options. Personally, when I was in college, some of my loans were college loans,... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | So again, that really is going to depend on the state, and it's really going to depend on the college. So those could be very good options. Personally, when I was in college, some of my loans were college loans, and those loans actually had no interest rate at all. So I was basically allowed to borrow... Again, in that... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | So I was basically allowed to borrow... Again, in that example we used before, I borrowed $5,000, but there was no interest at all. All I paid back over the life of the loan was the $5,000. So college loans can be a really good opportunity, but again, not all colleges offer them, and some of them don't have as good a t... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | Okay. So that's really sort of state by state, college by college. College. There's not sort of a general rule of thumb. It's just worth looking into. Right. But it's worth looking into, and the colleges will give you... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | There's not sort of a general rule of thumb. It's just worth looking into. Right. But it's worth looking into, and the colleges will give you... If you qualify for them, they'll give you those options. At the state level, it's also worth looking into. The colleges will generally be able to sort of let you know if you q... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | But it's worth looking into, and the colleges will give you... If you qualify for them, they'll give you those options. At the state level, it's also worth looking into. The colleges will generally be able to sort of let you know if you qualify for these loans, and you can decide how good they are for your family and y... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | The colleges will generally be able to sort of let you know if you qualify for these loans, and you can decide how good they are for your family and your situation. Great. And then you mentioned federal, state, college, and you also mentioned private loans. Where do those kind of fall into this equation? So I think in ... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | Where do those kind of fall into this equation? So I think in terms of the best terms, the most flexibility, they would be my last option. Now they can be very good options for a family that still need money, but I would say if you've exhausted those other options, that's probably the next place to go. They aren't subs... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | They aren't subsidized. They are not need-based, and they definitely require... Most of them will require a parent to commit to repay the loan if the student fails to. The interest rates will vary by the different institutions. So banks, other financial institutions typically have the highest interest rates and the lea... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | The interest rates will vary by the different institutions. So banks, other financial institutions typically have the highest interest rates and the least flexible payment options. So then why wouldn't, as a student, why wouldn't I just take all Stafford loans? So if Stafford's subsidized, or if I didn't qualify, Staff... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | So if Stafford's subsidized, or if I didn't qualify, Stafford unsubsidized. Why would I even bother looking at something like a private loan? Well unfortunately, with a Stafford loan right now, in the first year, the most you can take out is $5,500, and you may need a little bit more than that for loans. So you may nee... |
Types of college loans.mp3 | So you may need to look at other options, and so that's why you would move down. With a Perkins loan, you may not qualify because you don't meet the income standards, and for the subsidized Stafford loan, you may not qualify for that. So again, you may... You would definitely qualify for the unsubsidized loan, but then... |
Student story College brings new friends, learning, and freedom.mp3 | So I've just met so many people from around the world, even around the country. I never would have made friends in Chicago or Switzerland. It's just fantastic to understand different world cultures. I've learned a lot about myself. I love learning. I had no idea how much I loved to learn. I just thought school was scho... |
Student story College brings new friends, learning, and freedom.mp3 | I've learned a lot about myself. I love learning. I had no idea how much I loved to learn. I just thought school was school, but in college I'm there for myself, not because I have to be there. Everything is on you. You're doing it because you want to. You're going to class because you want to, not because you have to. |
Student story College brings new friends, learning, and freedom.mp3 | I just thought school was school, but in college I'm there for myself, not because I have to be there. Everything is on you. You're doing it because you want to. You're going to class because you want to, not because you have to. You're doing your homework because you want to, not because you have to. You're simply tak... |
Cost of in-state vs out-of-state tuition.mp3 | And in addition, there are a number of consortiums of public universities within various regions in the United States. So, there's, for instance, the Western Undergraduate Exchange, which is a consortium of public schools in the West that give students in that entire region good price discounts. However, one thing you ... |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | Hey guys, we're here with Mara Allen, author of Right Now, Essential Tips for Standout College Essays, and she's going to talk to us all about how to take our essays to the next level and make sure that we're providing enough depth and substance to our essays. So the admissions officer needs to see or read something in... |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | So do you have any examples of maybe how a student started out and how maybe it was more surface level and how she took things or he took things to the next level? Sure, so one student I worked with in the Bay Area, she's a violin player. Every morning she'd wake up at 5.30 in the morning, she'd take a run, three to fi... |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | Well so, I mean for me, I guess that, I would think that that shows dedication and the fact that you're really prioritizing this. So I mean that's impressive. And I think a lot of students would write about maybe a sport or a passion, but I mean that doesn't really seem like enough to me. Is that enough? How did this s... |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | Is that enough? How did this student take things to the next level there? Right, so initially she thought just the violin playing and the run showed, like you said, commitment and determination. But that isn't enough. There needs to be more of a story. Those are just facts. So I encouraged her to dig deeper. |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | But that isn't enough. There needs to be more of a story. Those are just facts. So I encouraged her to dig deeper. So on her run, she would see a pattern and different people, of course, have different patterns. Some people would get up in the morning and walk their dog and she would run by this one house and she would... |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | So I encouraged her to dig deeper. So on her run, she would see a pattern and different people, of course, have different patterns. Some people would get up in the morning and walk their dog and she would run by this one house and she would hear opera music very early in the morning, 6 a.m. And then she thought to hers... |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | They never collide. So one day she went to the neighbor's door with her violin and said, I hear you play music every day. I know you love music. Would you like me to practice for you? And this is where it started to unfold. The older gentleman said, I love music. I used to play the violin. |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | Would you like me to practice for you? And this is where it started to unfold. The older gentleman said, I love music. I used to play the violin. I had to sell my violin to move to the United States to support my family. I'm not able to play anymore. She began practicing and they created a connection or a bond. |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | I used to play the violin. I had to sell my violin to move to the United States to support my family. I'm not able to play anymore. She began practicing and they created a connection or a bond. Huh, well so now it sounds like she's moving past just a gift that she has, a skill that she's acquired. Now it feels kind of ... |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | She began practicing and they created a connection or a bond. Huh, well so now it sounds like she's moving past just a gift that she has, a skill that she's acquired. Now it feels kind of more like a story. Like I can visualize her early in the morning running down the street, seeing different lights of houses on and p... |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | Like I can visualize her early in the morning running down the street, seeing different lights of houses on and people all sort of doing their routine in a very charming story of how she came over and met this man. Now how did she then relate this back to who she is now and make it useful for her college essay purpose?... |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | There's no aha moment of her changing her thinking. But gradually as she continued to play music in front of this gentleman, she realized that music is really a passion of hers. Before she thought of playing music as an obligation. She would go to competitions, she would win competitions, she would practice reluctantly... |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | She would go to competitions, she would win competitions, she would practice reluctantly and she was very good, but it just never was really in her heart. By playing to this audience of one, she began to realize that music is a connector. It bonds, can create bonds between young and old, between different cultures, bet... |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | So that idea that music took on a different context in her mind is the change. That's the moment where she realized that music has a deeper meaning in her own life. Yeah, even that when she was going on these runs, she saw little snippets of lives that were all occurring simultaneously but never really intersected. And... |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | And music, she realized to her, could be that intersection where some man she probably would have never talked to, she could finally talk to and make a connection with through the virtue of playing music. And to add another layer to the story, music was of interest to her long term in school and potentially as a career... |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | And so an admissions officer could see this girl's clearly talented, she's dedicated, but she's also insightful. She knows why she wants to do what she does and she could potentially be involved in this way at her school. So I think that that, I would imagine, is probably important for admissions officers to be able to... |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | Right. And I think that's another benefit she discovered in these months of playing that music is really that important to her and she would like to continue to study music and then potentially make it part of her career. So one of the important things to remember is she didn't explicitly say, my view of music changed.... |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | She used the story to reveal that part of herself. If you have to explicitly say it, you're creating a distance between you and your reader. Sure. I would imagine they wouldn't want to read, you know, this changed me in this way, that way. I mean, that's fairly obvious. Yeah. Right. |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | I would imagine they wouldn't want to read, you know, this changed me in this way, that way. I mean, that's fairly obvious. Yeah. Right. Right. So using, using, start with the facts, go to level two and see where the story might take you, but then go to level three and ask yourself questions. What does this mean to me? |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | Right. Right. So using, using, start with the facts, go to level two and see where the story might take you, but then go to level three and ask yourself questions. What does this mean to me? How is this different? How did this experience change me or didn't change me? How do I think, act, or feel differently because of... |
Taking your college essay to the next level.mp3 | What does this mean to me? How is this different? How did this experience change me or didn't change me? How do I think, act, or feel differently because of it? And by asking yourself those questions, you'll get an essay that goes deeper and reveals more about you. And that's exactly what the admissions team wants. Won... |
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