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1、EssayPodcastHello,mynameisRalphFigueroa,IamDirectorofCollegeGuidanceatAlbuquerqueAcademy.BeforecomingtotheAcademy,Ispent10yearsasanadmissionofficeratOccidentalCollegeandatWesleyanUniversity.Iprobablyreadsomewhereintheneighborhoodof8000collegeapplicationsinthosetenyears.Butnomatterh
2、owtaxingtheapplicationreadingperiodwas,Ialwaysenjoyedcollegeessays.So,thispodcastisdesignedtohelpyouassistyourstudentsinthinkingaboutthoseessays.Thekeyhereisnottotellstudentswhattowrite,buttohelpthemfindnewwaystothinkaboutwhattheywillwrite.Togivethemanewperspectiveontheprocess.Weal
3、lknowthatapplicationessaysareacriticalpartoftheprocess,andwealsoknowthattheycausehugeanxietyinourstudents.Sowhydosomanycollegesrequirethem?Collegeshaveapaperorelectronicrepresentationofyourstudent:theyhavegrades,theyhaveyourletter,theyhaveteacherrecommendations,theyhavestandardized
4、testscores,mostofthem.Buttheywantmoreinformation,andtheywantessaysfortwomainreasons:*Writingisacriticalskill.Whetheryourstudentbecomesanactor,apoet,adoctor,oramusician,theyneedtohavetheabilitytocommunicateeffectivelywiththewrittenword.Theyneedtobeagoodwriters,andtheywillgetbetterin
5、college.Anddespitethepossibilitiesofabusingthatprocess,theapplicationessayisstillaneffectivewayofjudgingastudents’writingability.*Collegeswanttoknowwhoyourstudentsareaspeople.Whatdoestheessayteachthereaderaboutyourstudent?Thisisanimportantquestion.Aformerbossofmineusedtoaskduringco
6、mmitteediscussions,“Wouldyouwanttobethiskid’sroommate?”Collegeadmissionofficesthinkabouttheseissuesseriously.IwanttogiveyousomeSuggestionsforcollegeessaystopassontoyourstudents…Iwilladdresstheseasiftothestudentsdirectly.Subject:Writewhatyouknow.Ifyouhaveneverthoughtaboutasubject,do
7、n'twriteyourcollegeessayaboutitunlessacollegespecificallyasksyoutodoso.“Ihaven’tthoughtaboutthisbefore,however…”Youressaytopicneednotbeunique:Asanadmissionofficer,Iwouldhappilyreadahundredessaysaboutstudents’mothersaslongastheyaredonewell.Thetopicmustbemeaningfultoyou,somethingyoua
8、repassionateabout:personal
