Step 1: Sit down and ready thyself for the application. Apply coffee liberally.
Step 2: Psych yourself up. You're great, and people should like you!
Step 3: Begin typing. Type with purpose and authority, dammit.
Step 4: Um. Struggle with finding flattering ways of describing yourself.
Step 5: Describe your experience, education, community service, extracurriculars ...
Step 6: Talk about how ... organized and "together" you are?
Step 7: And don't forget to be charming, you rascal, you!
Step 8: Attempt to convey a sense of class that you may or may not actually possess.
Step 9: Be ELOQUENT.
Step 10: Come to the end of your application and realize, "Hey ... I'm actually a pretty neat person. There's no reason for them to NOT hire me!"
Step 11: Remind yourself that, no matter what happens, you're still likable and (kind of) with it.
Step 12: Submit your hard work with confidence and enthusiasm!
Step 13: IMMEDIATELY begin over-thinking and over-analyzing every single word you said.
