Personal Essay Examples - A Guide to Writing a Personal Essay

If you are a high school student, then you have probably already been asked to write a personal essay and if you haven't been given one, then you are probably wondering what essay examples are good for you to use. Sometimes it can be difficult for high school students to write a good essay and with no examples to go off of, this can be a difficult task. This is why we have decided to compile a list of high school essay examples so that you can have a guide.

In this installment, I will discuss common poem analysis essay examples such as yours for which high school students are recommended to use essay examples to write their own essay. I have also compiled a huge list of 100+ real sample college essays from across the nation. Finally, I will breakdown two of the most popular college essay examples mentioned above and discuss how and why they are effective.

The first of the six common application essay examples is a personal essay written about your senior year in High School. It is called "The American College Experience" and was written by Kevin Keller. This is a great example because it gives a clear and vivid description of High School and the school environment. This also is a great example of using personal essay examples to write your own personal essay since it contains some information about yourself, but also includes a positive note about the school and a critique of some aspect of the school, which makes it a very valuable resource for high school students who want to do research on a topic for their essay.