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Hi there... First off... a brief essay is NOT 5 or 6 sentences. You should write two to three paragraphs. This is your first opportunity to blow them away. There are probably hundred of other applicants with the same grades who took the same classes as you did, so you need to give them a reason to give your application that second glance, and this essay is your chance. Brag about yourself without coming across as cocky. What qualities do you know you have that you know no one else has. Do you have any experience helping people? If you do, give a short example and then translate that into how you will express that in your nursing career. If you haven't had any experience as a nurse give a SPECIFIC example of the moment you knew that nursing was the career for you. In a short essay it is important to weed out the jibber jabber and get straight to the point. You are selling yourself. No one likes a car salesman who babbles on for days without ever reaching a point. The best thing to do is to write out an essay. Who cares how long it is.... actually the longer the better. Then read through the essay and cross out the things you would consider as babble. Read through it again and circle the most pivotal points. Then read through it a third time and underline the sentences that SUPPORT your pivotal points. At that point...you will have something resembling an essay. Now re-write the essay with your pivotal points and your supporting statements. Add your name and a sprinkle of nursing fairy dust, and your on your way to your pinning ceremony. Good luck!!! What does nursing mean to you?