Summarizing your essay. The biggest blunder is when the essay is short
enough that you can expect your reader to remember what you wrote a few
paragraphs ago. Summaries are boring, and waste your opportunity to leave
your reader with something memorable.
You want your conclusion instead to echo the dynamic start of your essay. How can you
achieve that?
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Continue your discussion. Propose where it might lead, what it might mean
to future generations, or how it might be resolved.
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Make sense of what happened. If you told a story that would benefit from an
explanation of what it means to you in larger terms, take a few sentences to
explain. What did you learn? How will you benefit from the experience?
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Connect your content with the desire for a college education. What does it
say about your decision to apply, specifically, to their college?
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Echo your introduction to provide balance. Use some of the same words,
phrases, or ideas mentioned in your first paragraph.
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