Structuring the Body Of Your Admission Essay

The body of your personal statement is as important as the introduction and the conclusion. If the intro of your essay is excellent but the body is not, the admissions panel would not read your personal statement in its entirety. But how can you structure a body that would serve as an effective bridge between the intro and conclusion? Students Berkeley gives tips on how to make an effective and well-structured body.

Contents of your admission essay body

A topic sentence that expands your theme and makes a transition from the previous paragraph
Development of ideas that support your essay’s theme
An ending sentence that wraps up the paragraph and helps to transition into the next paragraph

The first paragraph is a support for your theme. The other paragraphs also support the theme. But the strongest and most important supporting item is the fist paragraph.

Guide question for the first paragraph of the body

What are my values and philosophies about my theme? What is the basis of these values?

Body Paragraphs 2-4
What accomplishment am I most proud of, and why?
What incident or event provides evidence of my responsibility, and how?
What difficulties or disadvantages have I faced and how did I overcome them? (This is especially important if you are applying for the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP).
What is one area in which I am weak, and how have I overcome it

You have to ensure to ensure that the answers are connected by excellent transitional tools. Avoid using simplistic transitions to connect the ideas.

The body of your essay should be free from grammatical errors. You have to edit it very carefully because it is as important as the beginning and the end of your essay. This site shares some editing tips to free your essays from flaws.

edit the text for clarity, the paragraphs for strength and purpose, the structure for logic, and the completed essay for message and style.

Show your edited draft to a friend or two. Ask them if it sounded engaging, like you, and like you meant it. Listen carefully to their reactions to see if they understood your meaning and to hear their reactions.

Letting others read your essay is better because they can spot the errors you might have missed.

The body of your admission essay should be attention-grabbing like your intro. It should also be filled with relevant content. And you also have to ensure that the sentences on your essay’s body are organized.

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