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What is An Acceptance Essay?
An Acceptance Essay broadly describes the writing assignment required by many colleges for application and admission to their programs.
College entrance processes still put emphasis on grades, curriculum, and admission tests, but they also find the essay valuable because it is more casual and personally revealing. Few other tests reveal the students critical-thinking and communications process. So, in many cases, a well written essay can tip the scales in your favor.
College admissions look at the acceptance essay as evidence of your writing ability and your ability to organize thoughts and support. Your first job is to read the question or prompt carefully. It may form a you question, a why us question, or a creative question. Each of these is asking you a different question and expects a different approach.
A You Question looks for a response that tells the college something about yourself. For instance: “Cummings College values community involvement. Please explain what you might bring to this campus other than academic performance.”
Open-ended questions tempt applicants to say too much. To avoid losing control of thought and expression, focus on one contribution with examples and specifics. While you may be proud of more than one achievement or strength, keep the focus narrowed and well done.
A Why Us essay looks for your goals and why you think this specific school will complete that dream. For example, “Please explain how you became interested in Anthony University.”
The benefit of this question is that it does the focusing for you. It wants to know why, in your words, you selected their school or discipline. By the time you apply for college, you should understand the reasons you choose your area of major interest and the reasons you picked this specific school. It reveals that you do (or do not) know what you want to do and how to differentiate between one school and another.
The school is not seeking your flattery. They want to see if you can align your goals with what they have to offer and/or how what they have to offer serves your goals. For example, if you want to be a veterinarian, a predominantly liberal arts college may not be the place for you.
A Creative Question may be the most challenging, yet it seems to assess your a abilities more fully. It wants you to think and write in a creative response showing your broader interests and education. Consider this prompt: “Developing student social concerns broadens students as citizens. Examine a personal experience or achievement – other than an academic success – that you feel broadened you as a person.”
This open ended question is not an invitation for you to editorialize or preach. It looks for common sense self-appraisal. It is not looking for over-blown or eccentric experiences.
Tips:
Write in your own voice. You can use first person pronouns, such as I or me. But, wherever possible, edit them out to keep them at a minimum.
Your voice should not include slang or contractions.
Avoid cliches and common phrases.
Try to include some alliteration, metaphors, and similes.
Proofread and edit the essay repeatedly, but if you seek advice, be sure the writing remains your own.
The Acceptance Essay is part of the admissions equation, but it is not the sole criteria. Keep all other criteria in place, and the essay will show why those other measures are valid.