How to write a winning scholarship essay - Gen Tanabe, Kelly Tanabe 2018

Recycle & Reuse
Essay writing workshop

Recycling in the context of this discussion has no relation to aluminum cans or newspapers. What we mean is that you should reuse essays that you have written for college applications, classes or even other scholarships. Writing a good essay takes a lot of time and effort. When you have a good essay you’ll want to edit it and reuse it as much as possible.

Sometimes, to recycle an essay, you must change the introduction. Try experimenting with this. You may find that while you might have to write a few new paragraphs you can still use the body of the original essay.

One word of caution: Don’t try to recycle an essay when it just doesn’t fit. The essay must answer the question given by the scholarship organization. It’s better to spend the extra time to write an appropriate essay than to submit one that doesn’t match the scholarship requirements.