When composing your college application essay, try not to author a pleonastic mess of convoluted vocabulary in an endeavor to appear more verbally perspicacious than you verily are.
You’ve spent three and a half years preparing for this–the college application. Now, you’re the curator of a vast collection of experiences and accolades. Perhaps you feel compelled to include everything, even if the college didn’t explicitly request it. This impulse is natural, but not always effective. So let’s take a look at the most common “extras” [...]