43 Phrases You Should Never Use In A College Admission Essay TKG

43 Phrases You Should Never Use In A College Admission Essay By: Caroline KoppelmanWhen most students are writing their college admission essay, they aren’t thinking about the Essay Readers at colleges whose entire job is to sort students’ essays into NO, MAYBE, and YES piles. As hard as you’ve worked on your essay, you may get exactly two minutes of a Reader’s time if he or she feels your writing is boring or unoriginal. Unfortunately, a huge percentage of essays fall into this category. On the other hand, the few essays that show clear, original thinking get promptly placed into the YES pile. The admission essay is one truly personal section of the college application; if your essay stands out, your chances of getting into your top choice school goes up dramatically. Therefore, take careful note of these 43 phrases. Using them might spell NO for your admission chances.From that moment on, I always knewMarching to the beat of my own drumI felt at homeThroughout historyI’ve always known I wanted to be a doctor“Life is really simple , but we insist on making it complicated” -ConfuciusWhen I traveled to Africa to help kids with autismMy grandmother’s death taught me to not take life for grantedOur nation has experienced monumental changes in societyI learned so much about myselfI realized I had been in this situation beforeMuch of life is unexpectedI don’t sweat the small stuffI learned to adaptMy true rewardI have loved/found/learned; I also love/found/learnedI learned first-hand the importance ofI hope to one day impactSince my discoveryFor billions of years, Earth hasMy passion forMy thirst for knowledgeThis is where I grew the qualities of being a strong leaderI may have traveled a world away, but by the time I left, I was no longer an outsider.Drive me to go the extra mileA catalyst for changeThere comes a time in our lives when we find ourselves at a crossroadsOne of the most remarkable realizationsOf my lifeFrom the timeAn experience central to my creative and intellectual point of viewMade a differ enceI received an excellent gradeWinning that game was indicative of my larger ability to be a leaderFor if I’ve learned anything in this brief life of mineRare curiosityBig appetite for learningTaste for Intellectual experimentationImmensely difficultI began to wonderA land of introspectionA magical experienceI am not afraid to push limitsFor some examples of truly original college admission essays, check out our sample admission essays  section. If you’re interested in getting one of our Ivy League professionals to review your essay, contact us here.