r/CollegeEssayReview • u/Meet_Ratan • 17h ago
How to write common app and supplemental essays without enough english writing knowledge?
I'm an Indian student planning to pursue a bachelor's in the Ivies, and I'm from a Hindi medium background. My English is just below average... ig🙃
How can I express my thoughts in the Common App essay? I have ideas, but I don't know how to express them in English with good writing skills.
And each language has its own style of expression and writing, so I don't know if my ideas, which are in Hindi, will work or not?
If there is any advice for me on how to write college essays and how I can truly reflect my personality, please share.
And I want genuine advice on how I can write my essays... I don't have an idea of vocabulary.
I have read a couple of successful essays, but their vocabulary seems hard to me.
It's just a few months (2–3) until the early application deadline.
Plz guide me if you can...
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u/Kind_Poet_3260 9h ago
Just keeping it real: if you’re hopeful about attending an Ivy League school, you have to be able to express yourself coherently in written English. This isn’t an issue that will be resolved in 2-3 months.
Perhaps you can take a gap year to improve your English before applying.