April, 08, 2009Preparing for college in high school

I went to the kind of high school where we spent every waking moment preparing for college and getting into the exact college (or colleges) that you wanted to get into. The one big thing that all teachers stressed was essay writing. We all thought it was crazy too and at the time we definitely didn't see the point or appreciate anything that our teachers did for us at all.

We had an essay writing service downstairs in a big section of the library where there were professionals there to give us tips for the ACT or for our college applications or even for just upcoming tests. Every test we ever had included an essay portion that was similar to the one on the ACT or one we would have on an application for college so that we could prepare ourselves for what to expect. Essay writing became second (even first) nature to all of us.

One class was called Custom Essay writing. In the class we learned how to write a custom research paper or an essay to a general prompt. When you take the ACT or you are filling out college applications (which we spent a lot of time practicing as well) a lot of the people you are competing with to get into that school have the same or a very similar essay prompt or question and you need to be able to set yourself apart from the other students.

This class taught me everything that I ever needed to know about essays and more. When I sat down to take the ACT I basically closed my eyes and the pen just started to write in an organized fashion. It was amazing and I (along with almost all of my peers) was not at all surprised when we got back our ACT packets with perfect essay scores.

So although I dreaded writing all of those essays and papers, it really did pay off. Once I got to college I never had a problem in English class or writing the long papers that were assigned for biology. I know exactly how to prepare an outline and organize my thoughts and it has helped me tremendously and I feel like it will continue to help me throughout my life. I am very thankful for all of the time that I spent (and the teachers spent helping) learning all of this.