The Write Stuff From the "What's Next" podcast Series

The Write Stuff

Podcast 4 How do you tell the story of who your are and who you want to become?

Open Ended

This Podcast is titled, "What's Next? The Write Stuff", so make a prediction: what do you think this podcast will be about?

We will...

read an article and listen to a podcast.

Open Ended

How do you tell the story of who you are and who you want to become? 140 characters allowed.

Poll

What were you likely to write your college application essay about?

• Academics or activities at school

• My family or childhood

• My friends or social life outside of school

• An experience that changed the I see the world

• Something else

Multiple Select

Number Crunch:

650

What does this number indicate?

• The amount of incoming freshmen who write their college application essays.

• The Common Application Essay has a strict limit on length — it can’t be more than 650 words.

• The common application Essay has a strict limit on length - it can't be less than 650 words.

The Write Stuff

• How do you tell the story of who you are and who you want to become?

• Let's listen to the podcast.

• Then, let's read the article.

Poll

I will answer the poll: After listening to the podcast and reading the article, what might you want or need to add to your college essay you already wrote for me to help make it shine? Mark all that apply to you.

• A topic that actually matters to you

• A personal anecdote or compelling story

• Vibrant words

• Clear sentence structure

• Correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation