Accepted! 50 Successful College Admission Essays

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• ISBN13: 9781932662245
• ISBN10: 1932662243
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2008-05-01
• Publisher: Supercollege, Llc

Summary

Your college admission essay is a critical ingredient to getting accepted. But do you know what colleges want? This book shows you with a step-by-step essay-writing workshop and over 50 successful essays. Inside you will learn how to: Brainstorm the best essay topics. Find a great topic and learn which ones to avoid. Write a successful essay that gets you accepted. The complete essay-writing workshop guides you through developing your topic, writing, editing and perfecting your essay. Avoid the 25 worst essay-writing mistakes. Don't get caught by these essay traps. Discover what admission officers want in an essay. In their own words, admission officers share with you what makes a great essay. These officers decide the fate of thousands of students each year. Disregard their advice at your own risk. Learn from over 50 successful admission essays. Read some of the best college admission essays written by students like you who gained admission to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Berkeley, Brown, Cornell, Bard, William and Mary, Duke, Rice, Northwestern, USC, Chicago, Michigan, Dartmouth, Penn, MIT and more! Book jacket.

Author Biography

Gen Tanabe and Kelly Tanabe are the authors of 1001 Ways to Pay for College; Accepted! 50 Successful Business School Admission Essays; Adult Students; Get Free Cash for College; Get into Any College; How to Write a Winning Scholarship Essay; and Sallie Mae How to Pay for College. They live in Belmont, California.

Table of Contents

The Almighty Admission Essay	p. 11
Why the admission essay is critical	p. 12
College admission: art or science?	p. 13
What we can teach you about successful admission essays	p. 14
The Ingredients Of The Essay	p. 17
Why you should care about the essay	p. 18
Essay questions you're likely to face	p. 18
Is this a trick question?	p. 19
The dreaded word count	p. 20
Technology to the rescue or not	p. 21
How To Find The Perfect Topic	p. 23
Begin with a brainstorm	p. 24
The litmus test for originality	p. 26
Analyze your topic's revealing qualities	p. 27
Challenge your topic with these questions	p. 28
Too much detail	p. 29
Just plain dumb topics	p. 30
The Essay-Writing Workshop	p. 35
Writing your masterpiece	p. 36
Essential strategies for writing a great essay	p. 36
You are the subject of your essay	p. 37
25 worst essay-writing mistakes	p. 40
When the big game is a big mistake	p. 41
How humor can kill an essay	p. 45
The importance of editors	p. 49
Recycling Your Essays	p. 51
Don't throw away a good essay	p. 52
The Common Application: The ideal way to recycle	p. 52
Modifying an existing essay	p. 53
A final warning about recycling	p. 54
Roundtable With Admission Officers	p. 55
Meet the admission officers	p. 56
What happens to the essay once it is received?	p. 56
Why is the admission process so subjective?	p. 59
What's the real reason for the essay?	p. 60
What impresses you when you read an essay?	p. 62
What common mistakes do students make?	p. 65
What surprises students about how you read their essays?	p. 66
What advice do you have for writing essays?	p. 68
57 Successful Admission Essays	p. 71
Personal beliefs & reflections	p. 73
Memorable essay: Snow junkie	p. 96
Influential books	p. 97
Essays about family	p. 107
Memorable essay: Melodies of life	p. 113
Influential people	p. 123
Memorable essay: Cracking your brain open	p. 131
Things that represent me	p. 135
Memorable essay: Spaghetti sauce	p. 144
Essays about writing essays	p. 146
Extracurricular activities & athletics	p. 148
Memorable essay: My new brother	p. 168
Essays about music	p. 169
Math & science	p. 175
Essays about jobs & careers	p. 183
Essays about issues	p. 187
Overcoming a weakness or challenge	p. 195
Essays about places	p. 206
Parting Words	p. 211
You can write a breathtaking essay	p. 212
How final decisions are made	p. 213
Web Resources	p. 215
Index	p. 216
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