Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Education and Communications: [header] How to write a college admissions essay [title] Spend some time thinking about the question. [step] Most admissions essays come with a prompt or a question you need to answer. Read the prompt or question carefully and then give yourself some time to think about it.

Ending1: Take the time to focus on the questions and the answers to the prompt questions. [substeps] If you are writing a college admissions essay for a subject you have very little research experience with, such as human rights studies, you may try switching to something more challenging. Ending2: [substeps] If you know the prompt you want to respond to during your writing time, read the prompt over and over again, checking for any spelling, grammar, or punctuation errors. [title] Answer and paraphrase the prompt. Ending3: Identify a 1 or 2 areas for writing the essay. Once you have identified one of these or more of these areas, do some thinking about how the essay would tackle these areas. Ending4: Don't just go with the first idea that comes to mind when you read it. [substeps] Consider writing down a list of ideas that come to you after you read the question or prompt.

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