Writing Tricks for College Essays and beyond - 56. Proposals | What is a proposal, and how does it work?

56. Proposals | What is a proposal, and how does it work?

04/04/19 • 8 min

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Writing Tricks for College Essays and beyond

What's the Single Most Important Thing You Need To Know About PROPOSALS? No, not that kind of proposal... Proposals in an academic setting.

What Is a proposal, what is a report, and How Do they Work? Keep listening: here Is What You Should Do!

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What's the Single Most Important Thing You Need To Know About PROPOSALS? No, not that kind of proposal... Proposals in an academic setting.

What Is a proposal, what is a report, and How Do they Work? Keep listening: here Is What You Should Do!

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57. Proposals | How to write academic proposals

What on Earth is a proposal? Will I ever need to write one while I am in College? Well, there is an easy trick to help you with it. Here Is What You Should Do For Your PROPOSAL. Follow this sample one...

SAMPLE TASK:

“You are member of the Students’ Council at the college where you study. The principal of the college wants to make it easier for first year students from other countries to fit into college life and has invited you to send in a proposal with practical suggestions. You have been asked specifically to consider improving the range of social activities on offer and appointing students advisers to help new students.”

Write your proposal.

SAMPLE SUGGESTED ANSWER:

PROPOSAL FOR INTEGRATING NEW STUDENTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES

Introduction

The purpose of this proposal is to suggest ways of facilitating overseas students’ integration into this college.

Overseas students’ problems

There are two difficulties which newly arrived students have. Firstly, they are unfamiliar with the academic system in our country. Secondly, they often find it difficult to integrate on a social level with other students and the general population here.

Social activities

Judging by recent figures, it is clear that social activities organized by the college are not well attended. It has been noted that very few new students from other countries attend, especially in their first year. This may be partly due to poor publicity, but, more seriously, it may be because there is not a wide enough variety of activities attractive to foreign students. I would recommend asking new student themselves for their ideas on the kinds of social activities they would enjoy and I suggest we should invite these students to take part in organizing new activities.

Student advisers

It would also be a good idea, in my opinion, to instigate a new advisory system. This, more than anything, would overcome students’ problems with both the academic system and social aspects of their life at the college. A more experienced adviser or mentor would be responsible for helping new students from other countries to understand our system by giving them guidance and advise, while also introducing them to other students and helping them to make friends.

Conclusion

I suggest that we ask for volunteers to help with all the areas mentioned above.

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