{"id":7748,"date":"2019-08-19T17:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T00:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/?p=7748"},"modified":"2022-12-14T06:14:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T14:14:13","slug":"college-essay-ideas-stand-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/college-essay-ideas-stand-out\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Come Up With College Essay Ideas that Stand Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s say you\u2019re a single person who\u2019s looking for a significant other but can\u2019t seem to find any normal <\/i>people at school or at work, so you decide to try an online dating app.<\/p>\n

You want your profile to stand out among potential dates, so you carefully select your best staged candid shots and choose your words carefully<\/a> to describe your scintillating personality and dynamic sense of humor.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re well aware that how you construct your profile determines whether someone swipes right or swipes left.<\/p>\n

Writing a college admission essay is kinda like creating a dating profile.<\/p>\n

You need to carefully choose your essay topic, one that showcases your amazing self.<\/p>\n

After all, the college admission essay could make all the difference in whether essay readers swipe right or swipe left to decide whether you\u2019re in or out.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s get those admission officers to swipe right <\/i>and move you that much closer to being admitted to the college of your choice.<\/p>\n

Keep reading to learn how to come up with college essay ideas that will make your essay stand out<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

What Is a College Essay?<\/h2>\n

A college admission essay is part narrative essay<\/a> and part reflective essay<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a college essay, you need to tell a story (as you would in a narrative essay), and you need to reflect on your experiences (as you would in a reflective essay).<\/p>\n

A college essay, however, is slightly different than those essay types because you need to keep two key points in mind:<\/p>\n

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  1. Purpose<\/b>. The purpose of a college essay is to showcase yourself as a mature, hardworking, responsible, and involved individual. The purpose of the essay is to help you get into a college. Thus, an essay that reflects on why it wasn\u2019t the best idea to binge-watch your favorite series all night instead of studying for your chemistry exam isn\u2019t the best topic choice for this essay.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Audience<\/b><\/a>. College admission officers (and possibly college faculty) will be reading your essay. Your audience is made up of professionals who are looking for professionalism in your essay, so things like academic voice<\/a> and proper grammar<\/a> and punctuation really do matter (perhaps even more so than in essays written for a class).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Looking for the finer points of what goes into a college essay? Read these posts:<\/p>\n