#writing supplement

[as-told-by-karen-blog]

WELLL

I missed the writing deadlines for some schools on the common app

But there's no point on stressing it 

I can't change anything

[gracesexual-blog]

Doing this again bc I'm sick and I need to start honing in my writing skills and such

reblog/like this and I will write you a little story based on the first three things on your blog. k let's go

[tuftsadmissions]

Anna Ellis A'18

This is a real essay, from a real student, that we felt was really good.

Celebrate Your Nerdy Side

I am a proud book sniffer. The first thing I do when I open a book is bury my nose between the pages because the smell of a book can tell you everything about it--where it's been, what it's told, who's wept over the words. 

New books smell like the sweet adhesive on an envelope, and old books like weathered skin and pencil shavings.  My friends roll their eyes at me when I do a double-take in the crowded school hallway upon seeing a cart marked "Free Books," packed with yellowed pages promising hours in another world. I open the book-Wuthering Heights, decades old, lovingly pen-marked-and breathe it in, just for a moment, and I say, "Isn't that wonderful? Can't you just smell the story?"

I have been called a "nerd" since I first began to read and write. Some said it endearingly, others with spite. When I was young and would spend hours wrapped in the embrace of a good book, some would wrinkle their noses just so. Others chuckled when I would become thrilled over some intricate detail in a poem, or a painting, or a song, and said that I was acting "nerdy." But if being a nerd means I have the chance to be myself and love every moment-if it means that I can discover the essence of a book in a way that others overlook, without shame- then I am perfectly alright with that.

[whatthemeowww-blog]

I'm not creative enough to write a creative essay about how my creativity helped solve a creative type problem.

[loimioss]

I don't understand how colleges expect you to write about what inspiration you had to apply for the college in 200 words, effectively and coherently. Like are you guys even serious right now?

[xochitlandboston]

DOES ANYONE WANT TO READ MY SUPPLEMENTS?

They're for Syracuse and I really need people to look them over! Anyone anyoneeeee

[wasiafooltothink]

Writing Supplements

College: Why are you interested in (insert college name)?

Me: because it's hellah rad and im hellah rad so yeah

[lovewrecker]

whoever created college writing supplements is actually Satan