Perhaps you already know that many of the college essays applicants write have the same topics, development, and lessons.

But have you ever wondered,
How can you make your essays unique?

Here are the top three ways (the last one is a gem):

1. Intellectualize your essays.
Talk about ideas, concepts, people, and weird connections. Admissions officers and your seniors at college are university professors. They dedicate their lives to thinking about ideas.
Whether you talk about your essay on how Benjamin Franklin would think about Bitcoin, or why Acemoglu deserves a Nobel Prize, you cannot have a boring essay. Talking about ideas and intellectuals shows your ability to think like a scholar.

2. Try reading your essay without adjectives.
You may have heard the popular phrase:
"Show, don't tell."
Often applicants tell about their passion through simply writing "I am passionate about X" instead of portraying their passion through stories. Thus, to get a more accurate picture of your essay, try reading your essay in nouns and verbs.

3. Use an appealing hook.
There are countless ways to engage the readers. You may start with provoking 8 senses. Whatever you start your essay with should serve as the setup to your essay. In other words, the introduction is what makes the reader imagine themselves in your situation.
If you want to know more about the 8 senses and different ways to write great essay introductions, simply leave "+" in comments, and we will message you in DMs.


Writing a compelling essay requires effective writing and a combination of unique narrative and creative expression. At ApplicationUSA, we teach students to appear authentic, intellectual, and artistic in their essays.

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