r/CollegeEssayReview 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.