When completing a college application, essay or letter of recommendation,
your first and most important objective is to make it clear. Don’t sacrifice clarity in the pursuit of
writing something dramatic or compelling.
Would the college understand from this list of activities
what that organization listed as an acronym actually is?
Would the college understand from this essay that you got
the after-school job to help with your family’s bills?
Would the college understand from this letter of recommendation
that you would love to have this kid in class again?
Admissions officers are reading hundreds, even thousands, of items
as part of the admissions process. Subtlety
can get lost in the pile. But clarity
comes through every time.