Be sure to back all your assertions with evidence, details, examples. Be sure all of your sources are credible and factual, and properly cited. When you give an opinion, be sure it is informed opinion, and that you clearly indicate it as such. Use at least six outside sources, and properly document them. Use MLA in-text citations and provide a Works Cited page.
Analogy is particularly effective in college essays.
Introduction is at least one paragraph and contains a clear thesis statement. Introduction introduces the main points that will be expanded upon in the supporting paragraphs. There is no question about where the reader is going as he or she reads the essay. Introduction grabs the reader's attention immediately. Supporting paragraphs should be at least three in number.