Preparation for the Personal Essay (Sections 8316 & 8318 of the Scholarship Class)

In the next week you should be ready to put all the parts of the Personal Essay together.  To date the following assignments were in preparation for actually writing your Personal Essay:

1. Why do you deserve to win a scholarship?
2. What is your passion?
3. Who or what inspired you to enroll in college and/or select your major?

This week I would like you to write about some challenge or "bump in the road" that you've experienced.  Describe what that was like for you.  What did you learn about yourself?

Since many students at COD learned to speak English as a second language, your experience is not all that unique at this college.  As challenging as that might of been, that topic may not be your best choice when your competition has expressed the same problem.  What is your story?  Write from your heart.

(This assignment is due on Wednesday, October 29th via email eandrewsdc.rr.com.)