{"id":1959,"date":"2022-01-24T11:56:17","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T17:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stfrancis100.org\/?page_id=1959"},"modified":"2026-01-05T15:48:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:48:06","slug":"admission-essay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/admissions-aid\/first-year\/admission-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"Admission Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1959\" class=\"elementor elementor-1959\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f8532e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f8532e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f39738\" data-id=\"0f39738\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe4e50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfe4e50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Admission Essay<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67b612e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67b612e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-684bcbe2\" data-id=\"684bcbe2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca3ee42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca3ee42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sometimes a transcript or test score doesn\u2019t tell everything about a student\u2019s academic potential for success.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0dbb1b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c0dbb1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/myusf.stfrancis.edu\/portal\/apply\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply Now!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a11d56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a11d56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To better evaluate your transcripts, test scores and your overall academic performance, we ask that you submit an <strong>admission essay<\/strong> to our Admission Committee. The purpose of this essay is to give you (the student applicant) an opportunity to share additional information about yourself, your academic experiences and any other specific information that you feel might give insights into your academic performance in school.<\/p><p>Sometimes a transcript or test score doesn\u2019t tell everything about a student\u2019s academic potential for success. This is your opportunity to convince the Admission Committee that you can be academically successful at the University of St. Francis, despite what your record says. It also allows you to share any challenges (health, family, personal) that may have hampered your performance in school thus far. The essay will also be used to evaluate how well you convey your thoughts in written form. Give it your best effort.<\/p><p><strong>You may also want to address the following:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>How do you expect to grow while you are at the University of St. Francis?<\/li><li>What do you want to get out of a college education besides a degree?<\/li><li>What do you want to learn while you are at USF?<\/li><li>What can you offer to the University of St. Francis?<\/li><li>What abilities do you believe you have, that you would want the admissions committee to know about?<\/li><li>In addition to better time management, what can you do to achieve success in college<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>If you have been out of school more than a year:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>What have you been doing during your time away from school?<\/li><li>Can you tell us about why you are deciding to come back to school? 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Programs<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/certificates\/\">Certificate Programs<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><ul style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/visit\/\">Visit USF<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/admissions-counselors\/\">Admission Staff<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/admissions-aid\/financial-aid-services\/important-resources\/\">Important Resources<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/admissions-aid\/first-year-admission-checklist\/\">First Year Students Admission Checklist<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/admissions-aid\/admission-checklist-for-transfers\/\">Transfer Admission Checklist<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/admissions-aid\/graduate-students\/graduate-admission-checklist\/\">Graduate Admission Checklist<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a 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