Need a college admissions essay - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

Squirrel · 04-03-2005, 01:25 PM

since hearing back from delaware was a no-go i need to replace it with something, right about now stockton is looking pretty....the thing is, they want a maximum of 500 word essay on why i want to go there...now this is the problem, im a horrible writer, as jenn happens to know :P, and i think that could be one of the reasons i didnt get into del.....or maybe cuz im a white catholic guy, wait, no that cant be it

...any help whatsoever is appreciated

edit: another question, can i get in trouble if on an app. i put down my religion as buddhist or something else im not?

Teds89IROC · 04-03-2005, 02:27 PM

I actually wanted to put "African American" on my second SAT and see if there would be a difference lol

~Ted

SteveR · 04-03-2005, 02:30 PM

Two friends as a test applied to the same schools twice, once as who they were and once as black females, they were both rejected on the honest applicatoin and both accepted as the faulty one.

Little G · 04-03-2005, 02:34 PM

What's the question Eric? I'll write it for you and if you get accepted, it'll cost you $100.

Teds89IROC · 04-03-2005, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveR

Two friends as a test applied to the same schools twice, once as who they were and once as black females, they were both rejected on the honest applicatoin and both accepted as the faulty one.

hmm, that'll tell you something about admissions

~Ted

Pat · 04-03-2005, 03:14 PM

i wrote about fight club and got into tcnj

Koll · 04-03-2005, 03:29 PM

My friend goes to stockton........

Thats all I have to contribute to this thread

ProtekYoNutz · 04-03-2005, 04:17 PM

my cuz goes to stockton too...he likes it and stuff but is transfering to someplace else....either tcnj or rowan..stockton has a very suttle campus kinda looks like you out in your own world... but it all depends on what area your looking for to school in...rowan is good!!

they raised the standards since i applied last year....if it was the way it is now...i wouldnt have gotten in...but tis a good school

good luck with the essay i would help but i suck at english and writing too

Squirrel · 04-03-2005, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Little G

What's the question Eric? Â*I'll write it for you and if you get accepted, it'll cost you $100.

"why i want to go to stockton".....how bout a 6'er of amstel and a track burger? :P

12secondv6 · 04-03-2005, 04:27 PM

My little bro went there and graduated....and went to AC ALOT!

Why I want to go to stockton........ base it off of soemthing to the effect of..... entering life.....building friendship w/ others and faculty....and then if you have any info on them (like amount of people.... types of classes...brief summary of the school as a whole) relate it directly to them.

Squirrel · 04-03-2005, 04:45 PM

thing is, i am a horrible writer....i can usually rant and rave about something i have an opinion on, like welfare or the french :P, but when i just have to write about meaningless ********, me=teh suxor 8)

Little G · 04-03-2005, 04:51 PM

amstel and a track burger, um...no.

foff667 · 04-03-2005, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Little G

amstel and a track burger, um...no.

remember hes the one that offered like $150 for my borla...take it fwiw craig.

Oddball · 04-03-2005, 08:33 PM

College admissions read a LOT of essays all saying the same crap "I wanna save the world", "I wanna help people", "I'm a good person let me in". Reading admissions essays is a lot like interviewing people for an open position. You hear the same crap.

Write something original and unique to you. Throw the "admissions essay" books out the window as they are worthless.

Be completly honest and tell them why you want to go to Stockton. I've had some friends there -- it isn't exactly a "top tier" school but has some good programs. When I applied to Rowan a few years ago I was frank about why I chose them over Drexel, Penn, or Villanova for my graduate degree: they are cheap and close to my house.

So sit down and list the reasons you chose Stockton -- close to home so you are close to your friends / family, close to the beach, has the programs you like, you like living in "rustic" Pomona, etc... whatever you do DON'T BS them.

ar0ck · 04-03-2005, 08:37 PM

If you need someone to write your college essay your not fit for college.

Squirrel · 04-03-2005, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TransAm4Life

If you need someone to write your college essay your not fit for college.

na thats not it.....i just dont want to 8)

JPiZZiJP · 04-04-2005, 12:26 PM

"Why I want to go to Stockton..."

Killer parties, hot chicks, great weed, lotta alcohol, good times. The end.

<lol> my friend brought me down to Stockton once to party up, and he was like "Dude, you haven't partied till you partied here." I had never passed out from drinking or smoking before, but needless to say, I passed out on the side of the road at Stockton. My gosh, I had never been so messed up in my entire life. </lol>

~Joe

Fasterthanyou · 04-04-2005, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by TransAm4Life

If you need someone to write your college essay your not fit for college.

What's funny is that OSU engineering degrees require only 1 quarter of english and NO languages! In other words freshman year I wrote 3 papers that totalled maybe 8 pages and that was the last of my writing. I had a couple papers for a few electives and history classes but nothing that required more than an evening to through together.
I don't know how I got into OSU but they liked me, I really thought I wouldn't get in and I'd end up going to Rutgers. I didn't get accepted to Steven's like I was hoping... and that's the only school I really tried to get into! My great grandfather was alumni, I was pretty destrout about not getting in. OH, and Deleware was another school I applied too and got into except I hated the campus and location. Didn't help that it was a major party school with poor athletics.

Oddball · 04-04-2005, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Fasterthanyou

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Originally Posted by TransAm4Life

If you need someone to write your college essay your not fit for college.

What's funny is that OSU engineering degrees require only 1 quarter of english and NO languages! In other words freshman year I wrote 3 papers that totalled maybe 8 pages and that was the last of my writing. I had a couple papers for a few electives and history classes but nothing that required more than an evening to through together.
I don't know how I got into OSU but they liked me, I really thought I wouldn't get in and I'd end up going to Rutgers. I didn't get accepted to Steven's like I was hoping... and that's the only school I really tried to get into! My great grandfather was alumni, I was pretty destrout about not getting in. OH, and Deleware was another school I applied too and got into except I hated the campus and location. Didn't help that it was a major party school with poor athletics.

Any good engineering program will be very writing intensive as you hit junior / senior year. Trust me, they'll make up for the lack of "English" classes. At least they should.

Fasterthanyou · 04-04-2005, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Oddball

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Originally Posted by Fasterthanyou

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Originally Posted by TransAm4Life

If you need someone to write your college essay your not fit for college.

What's funny is that OSU engineering degrees require only 1 quarter of english and NO languages! In other words freshman year I wrote 3 papers that totalled maybe 8 pages and that was the last of my writing. I had a couple papers for a few electives and history classes but nothing that required more than an evening to through together.
I don't know how I got into OSU but they liked me, I really thought I wouldn't get in and I'd end up going to Rutgers. I didn't get accepted to Steven's like I was hoping... and that's the only school I really tried to get into! My great grandfather was alumni, I was pretty destrout about not getting in. OH, and Deleware was another school I applied too and got into except I hated the campus and location. Didn't help that it was a major party school with poor athletics.

Any good engineering program will be very writing intensive as you hit junior / senior year. Trust me, they'll make up for the lack of "English" classes. At least they should.

Nope. Unless you consider a self study a paper (I don't). I just had to write a few pages of my progress and the final presentation was a 2 page summation and a lot of research data. Seriously, not a lot of writing at ALL. Now math on the other hand... I'm just glad I'm done with all my pure math classes.