Admissions and Scholarship Essays

College Admissions Essays 

If you are a current ACC student, before getting started, make an appointment with ACC Transfer Services (for help with applications, paperwork, resumes, and admissions essays). Your admissions essay needs to tell a compelling story that captures your essence and convinces the colleges that you are the candidate they have been searching for. Therefore, before you get started, read the examples from the websites linked below and be inspired!

• In Their Own Words: Winning Essays

• More Admissions Essays that Worked

• Prep Scholar Site Sample Essays

It is also imperative that your grammar and punctuation is flawless and that you avoid weak words. Click the links below for assistance:

Improving Word Choices

Omitting Weak Words 

Grammar Review

College Application Resumes

• Click here for samples and pointers

• College Application Resume Sample

• Helpful Tips for the expanded college application resume

Apply Texas

• Click Here to Apply to all Public Texas Colleges

Scholarship Opportunities and Tips

Austin Community College Scholarship Page

• How to Write an Award-Winning Essay

• Fourteen Scholarship Essays that Won Thousands

• Fast Web Scholarship Search

• Niche Scholarship Site

Scholarship Thank You Letters

• Guidelines and Sample Letters

Financial Assistance

• Financial Aid Office at ACC

• Transfer Services at ACC

• Ivy League Colleges with Free Rides for Middle-Income Students

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