These essays are referenced in the video. Click and read so you can understand how each of these essays read and work within their given structure.
You can write a great essay regardless if you've survived great challenges and accomplished wondrous feats or not. Some of the best college essays reflect poignant slices of life.
The question is: How can you write a great essay?
Find the right structure.
To do so, ask yourself two questions:
1. Have you faced significant challenges?
2. Do you want to write about them?
If you answered yes to both, Narrative Structure may work well for you. If no to either, Montage Structure offers a great approach.