Writing Your First College Essay? 2 Tips to Get a Good Grade on It

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Writing Your First College Essay? 2 Tips to Get a Good Grade on It

Writing Your First College Essay? 2 Tips to Get a Good Grade on It

12 May 2017
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If you are writing your first college essay, you may be very nervous. This is especially true if you do not think you are a good writer. Fortunately, there are many things you can do to help you get a great grade on the essay. Below are two tips to help you do this so you can move on to your next assignment.

Writing Tips

Even if you are not good at writing, you may be surprised at what you can do. Learning a few tips will help you a lot. The first thing you need to decide is the title. Do not use something boring, as a good title draws the reader in. The title should make the person reading your essay think and want to keep reading to find where the essay is going. Think about your reaction to the title and whether it would intrigue you.

Once you create your title, you will have to write the introduction. This part of your essay is very important as the reader should know what the essay is about. The body of your essay should give the reader a clear idea of what you are writing about. The final paragraph should summarize your essay.

Start out by writing a draft and do not worry about any mistakes. This will give you a good start, as once you finish you can go back over the draft and fix any mistakes, add explanations that are missing, fix grammar mistakes, etc.

College Essay Editing Service

If you are worried about the grade you will get on your essay you can hire a college essay editing service. They employ people that are very experienced at writing college essays, and they can go over your essay line by line. As they go through it they will mark any mistakes that they find. They will likely give you an explanation, such as you may have parts of the essay that is confusing to them or a lot of grammar mistakes.

Someone else seeing the essay has fresh eyes and this allows them to see mistakes much easier than you. You have likely read the essay over and over, which can cause you to miss mistakes.

Look online for college essay editing services like Crimson and Ivy or check around your college. There may be a service there that you can hire. What you will pay depends on the service that you hire.

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Helping your teen check out and compare their college options is an exciting experience, but it can also get pretty stressful – especially when you don’t see eye to eye with one another on specific topics, like dorm quality. But with a little planning and an open mind, you can minimize the stress and optimize the excitement. Tactics like sitting down with your teen to make a list of essential facilities and features will help keep you both on the same track. You’ll find lots of tips, tricks, and resources you can use to make things easy when it comes to finding the perfect college for your teen to attend that you can both be happy with.