Friday, May 8, 2020
Todd Olsens College Essay Series - Second In His Series on College Writing Skills
Todd Olsen's College Essay Series - Second In His Series on College Writing SkillsTodd Olsen's essay is the second in his series on the college writing skills. This one has a sub-theme of doing something differently for each essay. Do you plan to write a similar essay?Do you know how long weekend trips are, and when you want to go out? Do you know how to talk to your boss at work without raising your voice? These and many other questions that students ask each semester will be answered in the first part of my series on the college writing skills. In this essay, I will focus on the generalities.When I was writing my first essay, I had no idea what the purpose of the essay was. I just wanted to get some stuff written. So I wrote essays about being left in the car overnight, meeting my best friend at a BBQ, and how to sing along with an opera.The last question that I have about the writer is if they have a specific question in mind before they begin writing their essay, or if they are j ust trying to use the entire piece as a jumping off point for whatever question they are having at the time. But I am not telling you this because I want you to ask the question, I am just trying to use you as an example.As a college student, the top priority is learning how to study and how to do well on tests. So I must ask the question to the students out there who have not yet written a paper on what they truly think they should write.After reading this book, you may be asking yourself: 'What did I miss?' After reading the book, you may feel frustrated at the same time. Don't worry, I felt frustrated too, but once I started writing, I realized how much I already knew and how much I would need to learn.There are no so-called experts who are born knowing everything, so don't allow yourself to be told what to write. You are not only learning from what is written, but by the experience of reading it. Also, no two writers write exactly the same. What you do not want to write is what others can convince you to write.An interesting point to think about, as an adult, is if you want to be successful in life, then you must figure out what you want to write. Because it is only by knowing what you want to write that you can actually write the best essay ever. So take action today and get started! This is going to be your secret to writing a great college essay.
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