vangiespen
Oct 28, 2015
Undergraduate / Storytelling and Media Class - COLLEGE ESSAY [7]
Sasha, the essay that you wrote is a bit confusing. Which of the two majors are you writing about? Are you interested in a literary career or multimedia development? You seem to have two majors in mind for this essay. AS far as I can tell from the prompt, you should be concentrating on the development of only one major. I suggest that you review your essay and revise it to better showcase your chosen major. Right now, there is a lack of focus regarding that aspect.
Another factor that makes the essay seemingly unfocused is the current format that you have it in. You are discussing all of your topics in a single paragraph. That is a big no-no when you are writing an academic essay. Specially when writing an application essay with such exacting requirements. The separation of topics by paragraph allows you to not only properly represent your discussion before the reviewer, but it also offers a cleaner looking page when first seen. It is important that you separate the topics because when you discuss something in a straight manner such as this, you don't allow the reviewer enough time to process the information he is reading. It makes the essay forgettable even if you present memorable information in it.
As a storyteller, you might be facing a bit of a block while writing this essay. Just remember to focus on one thought. Choose the major you really feel you will be pursuing and then concentrate on developing that. If it is storytelling through multimedia, then reduce the focus on your pen and paper development as a storyteller and focus on the future filmmaker that you see yourself becoming :-)
Sasha, the essay that you wrote is a bit confusing. Which of the two majors are you writing about? Are you interested in a literary career or multimedia development? You seem to have two majors in mind for this essay. AS far as I can tell from the prompt, you should be concentrating on the development of only one major. I suggest that you review your essay and revise it to better showcase your chosen major. Right now, there is a lack of focus regarding that aspect.
Another factor that makes the essay seemingly unfocused is the current format that you have it in. You are discussing all of your topics in a single paragraph. That is a big no-no when you are writing an academic essay. Specially when writing an application essay with such exacting requirements. The separation of topics by paragraph allows you to not only properly represent your discussion before the reviewer, but it also offers a cleaner looking page when first seen. It is important that you separate the topics because when you discuss something in a straight manner such as this, you don't allow the reviewer enough time to process the information he is reading. It makes the essay forgettable even if you present memorable information in it.
As a storyteller, you might be facing a bit of a block while writing this essay. Just remember to focus on one thought. Choose the major you really feel you will be pursuing and then concentrate on developing that. If it is storytelling through multimedia, then reduce the focus on your pen and paper development as a storyteller and focus on the future filmmaker that you see yourself becoming :-)