I recently saw an article in a magazine entitled, “Three Words to Live By,” which illustrated the fact that the best advice is short – three words, in fact. The author provided lots of three-word sayings to live by, such as floss every day, keep your word, bring her flowers, etc.
This got me to thinking about the college application process. Students are given so much advice but, do they remember any of it? Does any of it resonate? Would it help if the advice was doled out in shorter, easier-to-digest packets?
Perhaps it would.
So, here is my top ten pieces of three-word advice on the Common Application essay:
1. Love your topic
2. Write with joy
3. Trust your voice
4. Consider your audience
5. Develop a hook
6. Use paragraph breaks
7. Check your punctuation
8. Avoid the thesaurus
9. Submit on time
10. Thank your proofreaders
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