01
Read the prompt
- Underline every question the prompt asks and note the word limit.
- Identify what the reader needs to learn about your motivation, preparation, goals, or circumstances.
- Choose one or two concrete experiences that reveal those qualities.
02
Draft with evidence
- Open with the situation or idea that matters, not a dictionary definition or universal quote.
- Describe what you did, noticed, changed, or learned using specific details.
- Connect the experience to what you would contribute and learn in this particular program.
03
Revise honestly
- Remove sentences that could belong to any applicant or any program.
- Read the essay aloud and simplify language that does not sound like you.
- Use feedback for clarity, but keep the ideas and final wording genuinely yours.