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Nothing beats college essay writing season! Here’s a few topics to get your brains buzzing about what to potentially write about. If you’re really stuck, consider free-writing on one of these topics. (Think personally and deeply but maybe also even outside the box!)

Remember that it’s not always about the best experience you’ve ever had, but about writing an honest, personal essay that you can actually write about. (Some topics are really hard to put into words (which is totally fine and normal) and for some, this makes them too hard to write about well.)

Think about the qualities that define you. At what point, did you notice or decide to become this person? Why/how?

What do you believe in? About your friends/family? About school? About social justice? About life? What drives these beliefs? Where did they come from? Why do they still exist in you?

Who has inspired you? Why them? How does this person’s experiences/beliefs/goals/qualities relate to yourself? 

As you’re walking in the hallways, eating at lunch, spacing out in class and/or just before you fall asleep at night - what do you think about? Why do you think about it?

Take a moment to think about your daily routine. How did it end up this way? What has it meant to you? Why do you continue in this way?

Think about your daily routine again. What part(s) of it do you take for granted? What are the small things (physical or abstract) that have meaning to you? Why?

Think about your hobbies - not necessarily your school extracurricular activities either. When it’s school break, the middle of summer, the weekend, what do you like doing? Why this? What’s your story behind how you got interested in this?

What makes you imperfect? Why does it matter/not matter?

Think of a time when chaos seemed to run through your mind. Following this time, when/where did you go to feel most safe? (This is not necessarily a specific place or even a physical, real one.) Where do you feel most like yourself? What does it say about you?

When you are around new people - what do you fear of them? Don’t fear of them? How are you stereotyped? How has this affected you? 

How do all the things in your life connect? Why does it make sense for you to be involved in this but also this? Why does it make sense that you chose to be a part of one community (school, extracurricular, friends, families, geographical community, social groups, programs, etc) but maybe not another?

If you were to write a one-page letter to your past self, what would you say? What about your future self? In your letter, why do you choose to write about these things? What makes them so important? What does what you would say to your past/future self say about your current self? 

Here’s another one! Threw this together with some tips that my dad gave me when I was writing my Common App essay. I know it’s a bit repetitive about “tell your story” but according to dad (who was on the admissions board for graduate school) it’s crucial that you convey your message in a way that’s both not-boring and informative. Anyway, if you want clarification, feel free to message me! As always, please don’t take credit for this or steal it because I literally spent forever on this.

Ah I’m sorry but I wasn’t required to write an essay to get into college. But, here’s everything I have on college essays:

College Essay Masterpost by @studyfandom

College Application Tips by @deskgoals

A College Student’s Masterpost by @eruditekid

Writing The ‘Why X University’ Prompt by @filmstudent2

Hello sweets :)

I do have some resources and tips for you!

Personal essay tips-

8 Tips for Dazzling an Editor With Your Personal Essay

College Application Tips: Perfecting the College Personal …

Tips for Writing a Personal Essay – Poynter

Tips for Writing a Personal Narrative Essay

How to Write a Personal Essay - Utne Reader

Tips for scholarship essays-

Guide to Writing a Scholarship Essay < Tips & Advice

4 Ways to Make Your Scholarship Essay Stand Out - US News

Top 10 Tips For Writing Effective Scholarship Essays …

Scholarship Essay Samples - Essay Writing Center

Scholarship Essay Writing Tips - Essay Writing Center

How to Write a Winning Scholarship Essay - SuperCollege

FinAid | Scholarships | Winning | Essays

Templates and examples-

College 101: Examples of Awesome Personal Statements

Writing a Personal essay : outline, format, structure, topics …

Writing a personal statement - UCAS

Personal essay writing help, ideas, topics, examples

Essays that Worked · Connecticut College

Helpful Ideas-

Discover Scholarship Essay Topics, Prompts, & Questions

Scholarship essay writing help, ideas, topics, examples

Do’s and Don'ts for Writing Personal Statements - National …

College & Scholarship Essay Ideas - SAT Prep Group

Personal Essay Topics and Prompts List

Personal Essay Topics - Good Essay Topics

Yo peeps, so as you can probably tell, I’m about to blow your mind. You might want to sit down, grab some water, you know, keep yourself hydrated. Maybe do a few stretches.

Now that you’re all ready, let’s begin! A girl who wrote about hotdogs and Costco got into Stanford and most Ivy League Schools, a student who wrote about his love for food got into Stanford, while Cornell’s admissions officer’s favorite essays were about lint and failing the driver’s test four times. Observing a pattern here? All these people chose kind of silly topics to write about. You might be wondering, “Yo,why would I want to sound stupid in front of the admissions officer, this doesn’t make sense!” . Well, that’s a valid argument. Now read this excerpt from one of the essays I mentioned above.

“While enjoying an obligatory hot dog, I did not find myself thinking about the ‘all beef’ goodness that Costco boasted. I instead considered finitudes and infinitudes, unimagined uses for tubs of sour cream, the projectile motion of said tub when launched from an eighty foot shelf or maybe when pushed from a speedy cart by a scrawny seventeen year old. I contemplated the philosophical: If there exists a thirty-­three ounce jar of Nutella, do we really have free will? I experienced a harsh physics lesson while observing a shopper who had no evident familiarity of inertia’s workings. With a cart filled to overflowing, she made her way towards the sloped exit, continuing to push and push while steadily losing control until the cart escaped her and went crashing into a concrete column, 52” plasma screen TV and all. Purchasing the yuletide hickory smoked ham inevitably led to a conversation between my father and me about Andrew Jackson’s controversiality"

Yes, yes, she’s literally talking about hot dogs and Costco. Now don’t underestimate her, this girl got accepted to 5 Ivy League Schools and Stanford. Jeez, that’s impressive. So now, you might be thinking , “Okay, enough of this, just get to the juicy part, give us the magic potion!” . Luckily enough for you, I’m getting to the point.

If you want to write an essay that slays everyone else’s like Beyoncé, first you gotta be true to yourself. You’re 17 or 18, you don’t want to end poverty or save the world. Maybe you enjoy pepperoni pizza, maybe you love watching horror films, maybe you love shopping at Macy’s, whatever it is, write about it.

The key is to choose a seemingly silly topic and present it in an intellectual light. Your ability to turn something silly into something genius will impress them and make you more memorable. In order to do that, you need to have a lot of knowledge about the topic you chose, which is why you need to be true to yourself. But then again, don’t write a pointless essay, don’t tell the officers that you can stuff 20 cheese balls in your mouth. Although I think it’s impressive, the admissions officer will beg to differ.

So there’s the secret formula to write a winning essay. Best of luck and I hope you get into your dream school!

DISCLAIMER: This post is not sponsored by any company. I’ve just found some websites and information that can be used for students. Please research them thoroughly before buying/applying/signing up to anything please! If you use something that is great, please let me know so I can add it to the list!

MYUNIDAYS - Verify your student status and get discounts to lots of shops and restaurants, as well as offers and deals, including half price Apple Music student account, and 10% Asos discount. UNIDAYS can also be used in many different countries including the UK and the US. They also have an app which you can be useful when using certain discounts in shops and restaurants (some can only be used online and vice versa).

NUS - Similar to UNIDAYS, but you have to pay for an NUS card/membership. They have some pretty good discounts for various things. Again, there is an NUS app.

SAVE THE STUDENT - everything you want to know about student life, summed up in one website! Information on student finance, budgeting and saving money. Great for if you’re living at university.

STUDENT BEANS - Similar to UNIDAYS and NUS. Again, lots of discounts and you can register free. They also advertise jobs, work experience, etc.

THE STUDENT ROOM - Forums for students, which also offers lots of advice on various topics such as student finance and applying to university.

THIS IS MONEY - Some helpful student budgeting tips. 

BRIGHT KNOWLEDGE - Lots of information about different subjects and careers. 

SORTED FOOD - Cheap but delicious recipe ideas!

SAVE THE GRADUATE - Helpful website for graduate students, with information about jobs and further study.

BBC GOOD FOOD - More cheap recipe ideas for students.

APPLE EDUCATION - Buy Apple products using your student information.

SUPER COOK - Find recipes using what ever you have in your cupboard! 

STUDENT PRICE CARD - For students in Canada, you can get discounts (10 - 15% usually) on shops, when you pay for a card/membership.

BUDGET BYTES - Delicious recipes on a budget!

Hi all! Grace here.

I am not yet studying Anatomy and probably won’t until next year, but I decided to look up sources relating to Anatomy and gather them here for future reference! I will be adding more to it as I find more. If you are currently studying Anatomy or already have, please let me know if there were sources you are using/did use that were/are helpful so I can add them! :)

Nurse Journal

Human Body Images

Gross Anatomy

E-Skeleton

Human Anatomy

Introduction to the Human Body

Digestive System: The Inside Story

Body Parts Game

The Immune System

Human Anatomy Learning Modules

The Respiratory System

Anatomy of the Eye

Digestive Disorders and Anatomy

Anatomy Flashcards

Human Anatomy and Physiology

Blood Type Lesson Plan

Introduction to Human Genetics

Anatomy of the Human Brain

Heart Anatomy

Anatomy of the Lungs

NYU Virtual Microscope

Muscle Quizzes

Parts of the Brain

Dermatology Glossary

Interactive Body Games

Anatomical Images

The Bone Box

Muscles of the Body

Anatomy and Physiology Course 

Human Body Maps

The Digestive System

Interactive Case Studies

Online Biology Book

Radiographic Anatomy 

Body Guide: Skin

Immunity Guide

Anatomy Self-Test

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I finished my Greek homework, now it’s time for Dutch, Maths and Biology! Oh, it’s already 7pm, I’m such a procrastinator! 

Summer Tips II: How to take notes- The Cornell Method

Economy 101 - Monthly Budget planner (Download here)

@351319​ requested: hey if you’d rather take requests, is there any way you could make a budgeting calendar that focuses on a monthly schedule instead of a daily one? i love your work by the way it’s so pretty and my mum likes it too!!

So this is the result, I hope you like it! I think it is pretty good for when you want to save money at the end of the month :). This is a good companion for my other budget printable.