Why You Don’t Have to Write about Trauma/Challenges in Your College Essays (and What to Do Instead)

Описание: In this video, I’ll walk you through an essay that does NOT feature traumatic experiences… yet still helped the author get into great universities.

📍 Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:58 Essay example 1 + analysis
07:54 How to write a college essay that's NOT about trauma/challenges (or, an Identities essay)
10:00 Final thoughts + additional resources

🔗LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO 🔗

12 Personal Statement Examples + Analysis 2024:
https://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/...

Why You Don’t Have to Write about Trauma in Your College Essay to Stand Out—and What You Can Do Instead:
https://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/...

Why You Don’t Have to Write about Trauma in Your College Essay to Stand Out—and What You Can Do Instead (Podcast):
https://www.collegeessayguy.com/podca...

Ngozi Adichie’s TED Talk, "The Danger of a Single Story": https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_...

The Great College Essay Test: https://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/...

“If You Really, Really Knew Me…” exercise: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10...

CEG's Social Identities exercise: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10...

Values Exercise: https://www.collegeessayguy.com/cwiab...
Values Exercise (video version):    • How to Figure Out What You Want in Life: T...  

“Is it “Okay” to Talk about Race in Your College Application and Essays—And if So, How Should You Do it?” (Video):    • Is it “Okay” to Write about Race in Your C...  

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