Admission essay, also known as statement of reason or personal statement is, unlike other types of essay writing, an account of a college or university aspirant’s unique interest in the institution and the course –of-study most likely.
However, this kind of essay does not call for show of grandeur or personal life description but every point or idea must be put together in a view to compounding one major idea according to the prompt.
According to Gordon Taylor’s theory, since proper academic writing situates fresh knowledge of the syntax and semantics, it is therefore a necessity that any student who aspires for admission into a college or university should show their active skills.
Now, to write an effective admission essay which could probably pass for consideration requires some steps. To soar in such an academic writing, one may browse shelves for an appropriate book which Gordon Taylor’s A Student’s Writing Guide is one. However, some steps are hereby drawn out which can probably help myriad of students in writing any academic write-up, especially, ADMISSION ESSAY.
The Major Elements:
There are different elements which need to be in concord:
* The writer.
* The prompt in discussion.
* The reader and;
* The frozen use of the language itself.
Now, you as the writer must ensure your perspective does not reflect as a sentiment but as a contextual one which can be generally digested.
Know Your Prompt.
If one is to write fine, it is necessary for one to understand what to write about, a student may be marked down if they write out of context. We can imagine the fate of a student who keeps on dishing out his view about the immense building of a school while he is asked to write about what makes him choose a course. You need to scrutinize your main point as understandable as the essay prompt allows. You need to situate view that makes an understandable whole and that can be balanced by people of different opinions – no sentimental view!
Since your essay is meant to explain an idea, you must do your best to present it properly to the academic readers in a very conventional way.
Writer versus Reader.
While ironing out the formalities of knowing and trying to fathom the material, you have something else to put into consideration. The admission essay must be written in a communicative style, you must present your ideas in a way that carries your reader along without losing the track of discussion. If your reader can not follow your writing, then it has not been effective at all.
Your Syntactic Arrangement.
Another problem that may ensue is the use of language. You must make sure your syntax – structure and form of sentences – make a coherently whole. Language in this form of essay must be formal and used in a very unique way. The only way to alleviate this problem and finally break it is to understand the language itself just as intimately a plumber understands the use of a chisel.
Finally, do not be so sure of yourself being absolutely infallible at writing – proofread your essay before sending it in.