A college essay is something a student cannot run away from because they have to do it. It is part of their college syllabus to produce essays on top that have been assigned to them by a tutor. There are so many professional writing services out there like this which will write an essay for you no matter the topic if you are having problems, however, one has to be careful. 

Choosing the wrong essay writing service can lead you to have an assignment that is plagiarized and full of grammar mistakes. Poorly written work can earn you low marks or even failure. 

If you want to take ownership and write your essay on your own without hiring a service, below are the tips you should follow: 

• Do not ignore the instructions. Before you begin writing your essay, you need to make sure that you understand the instructions. Read them carefully because failure to follow what has been asked of you can lead to marks being deducted even if you produced a very good essay. Make a few notes if you have to and ensure you meet the word count. 

• Make your introduction as compelling as possible. An introduction is what hooks the readers in and a bad one can put one off reading the rest of the content you’ve written. Coming up with a compelling introduction is easier said than done. Many people including experienced writers struggle when it comes to writing a good quality introduction. Make sure your introduction is eye-catching and sets the tone early on what the essay is all about. It has to be straight to the point without any filler words just to meet the word count. Quality over quantity wins when it comes to this section of the essay.

• Don’t be scared to ask your tutors or peers. Getting back to the first point about following instructions, many students are scared to ask their tutors to have things they don’t understand clearer up. This is a very bad approach and if you want to write a very good essay, you need to reach out to your peers or tutor if anything is unclear so that they can clear things up for you. Fear, in this case, can lead to failure.

• Back your idea up. Whatever ideas you want to present in your essay, needs to be backed up with facts. This means you need to use things like statistics, graphs, figures, pie charts, and more. There is no point in just writing things just for the sake of writing without backing them up. Anything that will help you present your ideas in the best possible way needs to be utilized. This will put you in the best position to get a high mark.

• Follow the academic structure. An academic essay will have a structure that needs to be followed. Many colleges across the world like students to use Harvard style, MLA, or Chicago. These are the three main academic structures that need to be used by students that are acceptable by many tutors. Anything that is not academically acceptable needs to be avoided. On top of this, you have to make sure that your essay has an introduction, main body, conclusion, references, bibliography, title page, and table of content if necessary. Lastly and most importantly, stick to the word count. You can only go over the word count by 20% and nothing more. Failure to follow the points above means you might get penalized.

• Avoid using any cliches in your text. Keep in mind that you are competing with other students to get the best marks. Make sure you go through your text over and over again. Any sentences that come across as cliche, need to be deleted straight away or replaced. Make them more original if you have to.

• Avoid plagiarism. copying someone else’s work and presenting it as your own is called plagiarism and this is something you cannot do. This is an automatic fail if it is discovered that your work has been plagiarized. There are a few websites and plagiarism software programs you can use to check the originality of your work. Use these before you submit your work because it can be the difference between passing and failing. 

• Proofread your work. Writing a perfect essay on the first attempt is nearly impossible. You will make a few grammar and spelling mistakes. Give your work to a family member or a friend to read it because they will be able to highlight any mistakes you might have seen. There are also many websites online you can upload your work to and they will highlight any sentences and grammar mistakes that need correcting in red. You will be penalized if you submit an essay that is full of grammar mistakes.

All in all, if you want to improve your skills in writing college papers, please follow all above-mentioned 8 tips from experts and you will definitely create a stellar essay. 

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