Why You Don’t Have to Write about Trauma/Challenges in Your College Essays (and What to Do Instead)
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In this video, I’ll walk
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:
www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/personal-statement-ex…
Why You Don’t Have to Write about Trauma in Your College Essay to Stand Out—and What You Can Do Instead:
www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/trauma-in-college-ess…
Why You Don’t Have to Write about Trauma in Your College Essay to Stand Out—and What You Can Do Instead (Podcast):
www.collegeessayguy.com/podcast-stream/406-trauma-…
Ngozi Adichie’s TED Talk, "The Danger of a Single Story": www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_dan…
The Great College Essay Test: www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/tgcet
“If You Really, Really Knew Me…” exercise: docs.google.com/document/d/10KXNn5ll2olMcZThDRAS1V…
CEG's Social Identities exercise: docs.google.com/document/d/10vJR9KNoGw-jYCsMnW5fIs…
Values Exercise: www.collegeessayguy.com/cwiab-student-15-values-ex…
Values Exercise (video version): • How to Figure Out What You Want in Li...
“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 Y...
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