Yes—in contrast to expository or argumentative essays you may have written in high school, it’s totally appropriate to write a college application essay from a first-person point of view.

Learn how to write an excellent essay conclusion and summarise your main points in this BBC Bitesize KS3 English guide.

Each included a 150-word essay that applicants wrote about their extracurricular activities or work experiences. First, the team recruited a cohort of real admissions officers to read a sample of ...