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Okay, I was in the same exact position as you were so you can trust me!

The first thing that is important is what is the college asking of you. If they are asking you something like "show your strengths" or " explain a time where you had to overcome a hardship", that is the key signal for a story! If they are asking you something like " Why do you want to attend that specific college?", that's going to be more of an explanation and not so much a story, unless it's similar to a " I visited this school as a child and I knew".

I think that the safest tips to always rely on is implement a story or connection to yourself as best as possible, show some sort of reflection or how a specific moment changed or will change your future for the better, and please please please don't think you have to write the best essay in one go. It's okay to start small; jot some ideas down, see what you like or what you feel that you can really put your best foot forward on and write multiple drafts!

Good luck, you got this!

It really depends on the colleges. Some may have prompts that ask you for a specific moment in time where you showed strengths, while others are simply asking you why you want to attend their college. As I review different college essays, I've noticed that everyone has their own unique style. However, the most common thing I've observed is that in the first paragraph, you typically answer and connect it to a key point in your life. This key point you will often refer back to in your essay.

While this is all I know, I seriously recommend talking to your counselor/college, and career counselor so that they can guide you properly. If you don't have one, I'd also recommend consulting some college YouTubers who will likely have more advice and knowledge on this topic than I do.

GOOD LUCK THO QUEEN!

It can be a story, but it does not have to be a movie-style climax. For a Common App personal statement (or a similar main college application essay), the shape that usually works is:

1) Start in one moment you can actually remember 鈥� a conversation, a shift at a job, a class problem that would not leave you alone 鈥� not a thesis about who you are.

2) Stay in that moment long enough that a stranger could retell it in one sentence, without words like 鈥減assionate,鈥� 鈥渦nique,鈥� or 鈥渃hanged my life.鈥�

3) Then add the reflection: what you did next, and what you still do differently. That last part is what makes it an essay rather than a diary entry.

A 鈥淲hy this college鈥� supplement is different. That one is usually not a childhood story. Answer the question in the first lines, then connect one lived interest to one specific campus resource.

If a sentence would still work after you swap in another student鈥檚 name or another school鈥檚 name, it is probably still generic. Write a messy first draft before you polish.

I also built a free college application essay grader that can give a structured first pass after you already have a draft (1 full grade per day, no signup): college-essay-grader.com/ 鈥� use it to revise, not to outsource your voice.