Brainstorm topic ideas for your application essay. List accomplishments you are proud of as well as life events that have challenged you or taught you something important. These ideas can be a theme that runs throughout your essay.
Check the guidelines for the scholarship essay before you begin writing. Topic, word count and other rules can affect the tone of your essay.
Choose your topic and create a basic outline. A good essay will have a recurring theme that runs through it. You may illustrate this theme by sharing a few experiences from your life and explaining what they have taught you, or you may focus on several things you learned from one difficult experience.
Write the essay. A scholarship essay should be formal, but it should also reflect your personality. As you share the things that you have learned you can be personal, but you should still maintain good punctuation and grammar.
Read the essay out loud to proofread it. This will help you catch any mistakes you have made.
Ask someone else to proofread the essay as well. A second set of eyes can ensure your thoughts are clear and easy to understand.