Many people think only of mechanics when they revise and rewrite their compositions. As we know, though, the interest factor is crucial in keeping the admissions officers reading and remembering your essay. Look at your essay with the interest equation in mind: personal + specific = interesting. Answer the following:
- Is the opening paragraph personal?
- Do I start with action or an image?
- Does the essay show rather than tell?
- Did I use any words that are not usually a part of my vocabulary? (If so, get rid of them.)
- Have I used the active voice whenever possible?
- Have I overused adjectives and adverbs?
- Have I eliminated clichés?
- Have I deleted redundancies?
- Does the essay sound interesting to me? (If it bores you, imagine what it will do to others.)
- Will the ending give the reader a sense of completeness? Does the last sentence sound like the last sentence?
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