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hamid of PA 9:18AM December 23, 2012

These are the two essays I'm writing:

How have your past circumstances and experiences (such as your upbringing, community, and/or activities) impacted who you are, your future goals, and your choice of major? If you haven't decided on a college or major yet, briefly explain your intentions and aspirations for your first year at Illinois. Please limit your response to approximately 300 words.

and

In no more than 300 words, tell us something about yourself that isn't covered elsewhere in this application, some interest or experience of yours that you think the University should know about as part of the admissions review.

I know what I need to write about and what to do, but can't find where to start.

I've created an outline of things, but I can't figure out what goes first. How should it look like?

A little help would be great

Thank You :)

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