QUICK TIP: Watch your tone. Yes, we know you’re creative and “different,” but you can “stand out” to admissions officers without being too irreverent, gross (in your descriptions), informal or crass! Admissions officers are human, you know. You don’t want to personally turn them off to your personality or “sense of humor.”

QUICK TIP: Yes, you may think it sounds good, but if it makes no sense to the structure, flow, or logic of your admissions essay/personal statement, then delete it. ALL of it!

QUICK TIP: Communicate your personal brand, and ensure that it shows seamlessly throughout your application.

QUICK TIP: Be a personality on the page – not a series of words and text!