Write down any ideas that pop into your mind.
    Evaluate your ideas for the following:

• Development (Can I make this longer than one page and can I form this idea into something that satisfies the question?)
• Clarity (Will everyone know what I’m talking about?)
• Originality (Do not copy other ideas.)
• Creativity (Committees look for intriguing essays that hold their interest.)

When you pick an idea, write down supporting details that support and expand your theme.
Formulate your ideas into a rough draft.
Let your English teacher, high school counselor, parent, or another peer read the essay for development, clarity, originality, creativity, word usage, punctuation, and grammar.
Get a thesaurus and reread your essay looking for places to add more colorful or descriptive words.
Type your essay’s final draft and have it checked by your counselor.
Save your essay on a disk or a hard drive. The same question may be asked in a similar fashion on a different scholarship.