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The Wow Method consists of ten steps. The first six steps will likely take up most of your time whether writing a personal statement or a supplemental essay. These steps are where you will focus on developing content, delving into your story, and figuring out why it’s significant.

The next two steps begin once you are set on content. In these steps, the focus is on the structure of the essay. Although there might still be some content revision, in general, these steps consist of restructuring the content you already have. You’ll go from the beginning to the end of your essay, revamping and adjusting until you have a cohesive essay. Instead of trying to focus on both content and structure at the same time as writers often do, developing content before moving on to structure makes revision easier.

During the final two steps of the process, your essay is almost finished. This is where you will enhance your piece and make it sparkle by focusing on making the essay more exciting to read and correcting any typos or grammatical mistakes. By waiting until the final steps to do this work, you avoid wasting time fixing sentences that ultimately don’t make it into the final draft anyway.

By following these ten steps, you’ll have a compelling college essay. The key is that each of these steps is very workable. By breaking it down like this into ten digestible bites, the entire writing process is so much easier for a student to successfully complete. Each individual step takes a manageable amount of time and effort, making the college essay writing process less intimidating and more approachable.