Which events in my life should I highlight in my essay?
Channel: Essay Coaching
Date: 01/08/2019

Q. Which events in my life should I highlight in my essay??
A. Highlight events that have occurred within the last two years! Tell an anecdote or show a scene about something you care about, that you've done something about. Often students start their essays with this anecdote. The last two years restriction means you are showing college officials who you are as a teenager since a teen will be entering college, not a five or ten-year-old child.

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