| Description |
1 online resource (254 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The parts of this book -- Editor's note -- pt. 1. Essay fundamentals -- Grammar and form -- What colleges want to see in your essay : writing ability and insight into who you are -- Topics that work, topics that don't -- So how much does the essay count, anyway? -- pt. 2. Q & A with admissions officers -- Subject matter and writing -- Inside the admissions office -- The essay's influence -- General application questions -- pt. 3. The applicants -- pt. 4. Where they got in -- Appendix : they're, their, and there : grammar and writing tips. |
| Summary |
Presents examples of 104 real essays by college hopefuls, along with advice from admission officers from top universities on what they look for when evaluating essays and applicants. |
| Subject |
College applications -- United States -- Specimens.
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Universities and colleges -- United States -- Admission.
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Exposition (Rhetoric)
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| Genre |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Princeton Review (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Princeton Review college essays that made a difference |
| ISBN |
9780375427152 (electronic bk.) |
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0375427155 (electronic bk.) |
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