A college essay checklist is a list of important steps and considerations to ensure your college essay is well-written and effective.
- Topic Selection
- Relevant to prompt
- Interesting to you
- Specific and focused
- Research
- Accurate sources
- Diverse perspectives
- Properly cited
- Thesis Statement
- Clear argument
- Specific and concise
- Present in introduction
- Structure
- Introduction
- Body paragraphs
- Conclusion
- Content
- Original ideas
- Supporting evidence
- Logical flow
- Writing Style
- Formal tone
- Active voice
- Varied sentence structure
- Proofreading
- Grammar check
- Spelling check
- Punctuation accuracy
- Formatting
- Adheres to guidelines
- Proper header
- Correctly formatted citations