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Write of Passage -- How to Approach the College Application Essay and Get the 
Most Out of It
I am 100% with you. The primary reason we take the necessary time and effort to write 
outstanding college application essays is to move the needle in our favor when applying to 
the universities we so badly want to attend. College application essays are a key 
determinant in the college admissions process, growing more important with each passing 
year. So, the first goal of the essay must be to encourage the college admissions officer at 
our dream school to say, “This is a young person we MUST have on our campus,” as they 
wade through the countless applications that come across their desk each year.
But there is more to this process. Much more, in fact! The journey that we embark on to 
write the most impactful college application essay should not just be viewed as a box to 
check off in the application process. Oh, no, no, NO! The essay process should be viewed 
as an opportunity, a rite of passage. As college counseling extraordinaire Rod Skinner put 
it, “Psychologist Michael Thompson once described the college process as a failed rite of 
passage.. .by focusing on college results and not on the moral and social growth of the 
student, we have robbed students of a crucial developmental moment.” (Fundamentals of 
College Admission Counseling, Fifth Edition 2019).
It’s vital for you, the college application essay writer, to shift your perspective. 
The essay is not only your chance to move college admission officers with your writing 
and achieve the desired result of getting admitted. It is also an incredible opportunity to 
better understand yourself through self-reflection, which is an important and powerful life 
lesson. What a valuable lesson to learn at such a young age. I’m 47, and honestly, I didn’t 
really learn the value of reflection until I was 40 or so and wish I had learned this lesson 
much earlier in life. How fortunate you are! The college application essay writing process 
offers you the chance to begin answering questions like:
•    Who are you at this point in your life?
•    What are you about?
•    What is important to you?
•    What really makes you tick?
So, I urge you to set aside the necessary time to work through this college 
application process earnestly. Take the time to reflect, meditate, brainstorm, and journal 
long before you begin formally writing your personal statement (aka common app or 
college essay) and supplemental essays. As author Burton Rascoe once said,
“A writer is working when he’s staring out of the window.”
When you take the time to buy into the value of reflection, you will achieve the 
ideal result of crafting a college application essay that is meaningful, revealing, and true 
to you. You will, undoubtedly, begin to know yourself better. And more than that, this 
depth and honesty will come across in your final essays, which will, in turn, allow you to 
provide admissions officers more insight into who you are beyond the application. The 
personal connection you form with the admissions officer will let them know who you are 
as a person, beneath the impressive transcripts, qualifications, and achievements, thereby 
setting you apart from the other competitive applicants. Win-win!
To gain more clarity on this concept and find exercises that will allow you to 
incorporate self-reflection into your college application essay writing process, do some 
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courses for students who prefer to work independently, monthly workshops for students 
who prefer the group setting, monthly workshops for parents or family members who 
want to be informed and involved, private tutoring for students who prefer a 
personalized tutoring setting, and scholarships for those who need some
financial assistance in this process.
When you view the college application essay as your “write of passage,” you 
will not only be rewarded with a stand-out essay, you will learn so much about yourself 
along the way. Now that is the secret recipe for academic and personal success!
In the words of novelist David Foster Wallace, “I wish you way more than
luck!”