
Among the popular questions colleges ask as part of the admission process is what the student will contribute to the campus. Students should review the college website and blogs to learn about campus future plans, goals and the types of students the campus is recruiting before crafting an answer. The key to this question is what the student will contribute.
Too many students write about what they want the college to do for them and why they want to attend that college. To consider what they will contribute, students can think about:
- cultural heritage
- life experiences
- what they contributed to their high school
- extracurricular involvement
- family
- hobbies and special talents and skills
Students can tie details about what they bring to campus to campus goals and mission. Every essay question is an opportunity for the student to introduce himself to the college. This is the perfect essay backdrop for a student to sell his best qualities.