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"choose career you love, and you'll never have to work a day in your life" - FIT admission essay



ryleeclark 1 / -  
Oct 23, 2014   #1
this is for the Fashion merchandising major at Fashion institute of technology

they want you to talk about what makes you think perfect candidate for FIT and other acomplishments you've made.

Growing up my mother told me, "Rylee, choose career you love, and you'll never have to work a day in your life". Once she said this to me ideas popped into my head, but none really stuck. As a kid, my favorite games and activities revolved around fashion, but being so young I didn't know that my passion for fashion could be a career. One computer game in particular really opened my eyes and exposed me as a pre-teen to the world of fashion. In this game you owned your own boutique, designed and sold your own clothing, and bought from other boutiques. Even though this was just a computer game, it taught me many merchandising strategies. Everything from the layout of your boutique, to the clothes displayed, to spotting trends, was important in order for your boutique to thrive. Once I discovered the Fashion Institute of Technology and explored fashion as a career, I knew it was what I wanted to do with my life.

What makes me stand out from the rest is my creativity and determination. I believe that these qualities, as well as many others, are vital to be successful in the fashion industry, and even in every aspect of life. When something means so much to me, like fashion, I will stop at nothing to achieve it. Nothing is ever handed to you, you must work hard and set your sights high. In these past few years I've really turned myself around emotionally and academically. I went from not really caring about my schoolwork as much as I should, to it becoming one of my top priororities. My creativity is what I value the most in myself. Creativity is finding new ways to problem-solve, to think, and even to imagine. I believe that creativity is often an overlooked trait because when most people think of creativity, they think of artists. Creativity is not only in art, it's a way of thinking. Working hard and doing well in school is something that is very important to me. All throughout high school I've faced many challenges and obstacles that try to stand in my way of success, but what I've learned from these challenges are that you will only get stronger. I don't let challenges limit me; I challenge my own limits.

This summer I flew from Wisconsin to New York City to tour the Fashion Institute of Technology. It was such an amazing experience and even though it was only my second time being in NYC, it already felt like home. Being a small town girl with such big city dreams means that I will try even harder to make those dreams come true, and those dreams include pursuing my love for the fashion industry at FIT. Attending the Fashion Institute of Technology would be an honor and a dream come true to be able to study and build experience at such a prestigious school located in the heart of fashion itself. Fashion is everywhere, and that's what I love so much about it. It's the way we dress, it's on the streets, it's the way we live, and it's in my heart.

collegeplease 3 / 5  
Oct 24, 2014   #2
While I was growing up

As a kid,

Mention the name of the game.

In this game you owned your own boutique, designed and sold your own clothing, as well as buyingand bought from other boutiques.

All throughout high school I've faced many challenges and obstacles I think it would be good if you went a little more into depth about a particular experience or challenge

What do you mean by: "it's on the streets, it's the way we live"?

located in the heart of fashion i

Your essay had good content, but it seemed a little vague. Include more examples of what drew you to fashion and why FIT is the right place for you. In addition, you didn't really mention much in the way of the fashion accomplishments you've had. Maybe include specific examples in your paragraph about high school?

Overall, I enjoyed your essay and can tell how much you love fashion. Good luck!
vangiespen - / 4077  
Oct 30, 2014   #3
Rylee, I have some suggestions for you to consider which I believe will help your essay develop more in line with the essay prompt.

Once I discovered the Fashion Institute of Technology and explored fashion as a career, I knew it was what I wanted to do with my life.

- You can develop this sentence into its own paragraph by explaining how fashion has already been a part of your life, aside from the virtual game. Explain how and why you were enticed to look into fashion as a career. What influences were involved? What was your thought process that led you to this conclusion?

- Creativity and determination are common place as a reason in these types of essays. Unless you can state some major accomplishment that will make it stand out for you, such as starting an online fashion business or winning awards and accolades for your early fashion work, this is just a part of the essay that will just be a ho-hum part of your application. This is the most important aspect of the essay. The reason why the university should seriously consider you for a student slot. So don't be generic in this discussion. Make yourself stand out. Mention any achievements you have had in fashion, regardless of how insignificant you might think it to be.

[quote=heyitsrylee]- Try to write a different statement. This is irrelevant to the prompt. What they want to know is why you should be considered for a student slot. What you think of FIT and New York is irrelevant and only removes attention from the more important aspect of the essay which is selling yourself as the best possible student that FIT can admit this coming semester :-)


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