A Guide to Writing College Admissions Essays
Practical Advice for Students and Parents
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]
Format: Book
Description: xiii, 116 pages ; 23 cm
"This book is a handy, readable manual, which deals with the practical problems students face when writing their college admission essays"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Starting out: confronting the blank screen -- The first step: picking a prompt -- What to do and what not to do when you begin writing -- More advice as you write -- The prompts and some illustrative essays -- The supplemental essay -- Special creative questions -- Special usage rules for college essays -- Special usage rules II -- Editing -- An interview with an experienced college counselor -- You hit the submit button. Now what? -- What if you don't get your first choice? A final hint: life doesn't end.
Subjects:
College applications -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Universities and colleges -- Admission.
Exposition (Rhetoric)
College applications -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Universities and colleges -- Admission.
Exposition (Rhetoric)
ISBN:
9781475858761
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
EDUCATION College Admission Row 2021 | Southeast | Display, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.