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"If everyone wrote essays like this, admissions officers would have to take every student's essay seriously."
—Steve LeMenager, founder of Edvice Princeton and former director of admission at Princeton University

"With patience, contagious confidence, and plenty of real-life examples, Carol illuminates a process

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More and more universities and colleges are looking beyond grade point averages and standardized test scores to choose their incoming freshman. What criteria do these institutions of higher education use as their litmus test--the college application essay. But will your average high school essay do the job? When competing against thousands of qualified candidates a college applicant needs more than an introduction, three paragraphs, and a conclusion...

"Stuck on where to start with your essay? Not sure how to make the most of your essay feedback? Dip into this handy pocket guide for practical tips on what your tutors are looking for, and how to achieve this through your essay planning. The latest edition of this easy-to-read bestselling guide: takes you from planning the task, through structuring your essay, to drafting and redrafting; provides useful models for different types of essays including...

Although they have written in various genres, African American writers as notable and diverse as W. E. B. Du Bois, James Baldwin, and Alice Walker have done their most influential work in the essay form. The Souls of Black Folk, The Fire Next Time, and In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens are landmarks in African American literary history. Many other writers, such as Ralph Ellison, Zora Neale Hurston, James Weldon Johnson, and Richard Wright, are acclaimed...

Writing, for most of us, is bound up with anxiety. It's even worse when it feels like your whole future-or at least where you'll spend the next four years in college-is on the line. It's easy to understand why so many high school seniors put off working on their applications until the last minute or end up with a generic and clichéd essay. The good news? You already have the "secret sauce" for crafting a compelling personal essay: your own experiences...

Kaley Bluster has her own view of the world history she reads for her 4th grade essay writing assignments. Her teacher, Mr. Serrano, tries to get her to write essays, but they always turn out to be creative commentaries on Kaley's life and her own interpretations of history in light of her modern world.