revise and edit the rough draft of my college essay!

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I CAN
revise and edit the rough draft of my college
essay!  
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The University of Texas at Austin
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Applying to College
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College Application
Every college application has the same parts

• Grade Point Average (GPA)
• Class ranking
• Extracurricular activities
• SAT or ACT scores
• Essay
• Letters of Recommendation

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College Essay Process

1. Pre-Write/Brainstorm (Tues.)
2. Rough Draft (Wed.)
3. Revise and Edit (Thurs.)
4. Final Draft (Fri.)

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College Essay Checklist

1. Be Yourself
2. Show Your Passion
3. Include Lots of Details

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College Essay Rough Draft
I remember taking walks with my grandmother. she
lived in san antonio, texas. We would talk about
many tings on are walks. In 2011, she died from
cancer i decided that I want to dedicate my lif
to researching cancer and finding a cuer. my
grandmother was very important to my life. I
dont know where I would be without her.
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Rough Draft Revising/Editing

• Pass your draft to partner on your right.
• Read through partners draft and mark mistakes
  with marker.
• You do not need to write the correct spelling.

• 1st Partner Check for spelling
• 2nd Partner Check for capitalization and
  punctuation
• 3rd Partner Check for details

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Your FINAL draft must be at least a page long
(single spaced).
College Essay Final Draft

1. Use a clean sheet of paper
2. Correct ALL your mistakes
3. Add revisions
4. Write with neat handwriting