college applications

A guide to writing a meaningful and polished college admissions essay that expresses the applicant's personality, strengths, and goals; with step-by-step instructions through the writing process.

Step-by-step guide to writing a college application essay.

Offers advice to students on how to choose a college that meets their academic and social needs, discussing SAT scores, finances, the role of the high school counselor, the application process and entrance essay, campus visits, wait lists, and other topics.

Provides instructions on writing a winning essay from selecting a topic to proofreading the final draft.

Presents fifty successful college admissions essays rated as among the best by admissions officers at some of the top colleges in the United States, and includes comments.

Presents before-and-after college application critiques of three students from different walks of life, covering courses and grades; standardized tests; the importance of the "Brag Sheet," or list of honors and activities; personal essays; recommendation letters; and interviews.

"Provides practical strategies and standards-based model lessons proven to help close achievement gaps and increase the number of students who complete four-year programs"--Provided by publisher.

The Second Edition of the popular book, Concise Advice: Jump-Starting Your College Admissions Essays, remains a great resource for students writing college essays. It has an approach that makes so much sense that we're astonished that no one else has suggested it before. We've heard over and over that a college essay must "show, not tell" when giving a story. The ultimate model of "showing" is a movie script. And Concise Advice demonstrates why movie scripts work in getting you emotionally involved in a story and a main character. All screenplays have a structure which is similar no matter whether the movie is an action thriller or a romantic comedy. And that structure, along with the story wrapped around it, is what draws an audience in. This book talks about the basic components of a screenplay and shows the applicability to college admissions essays. In an essay, the main character is the applicant, and the goal is to write an essay that is memorable and powerful.

Offers advice on college admission, discussing what colleges are looking for, getting started, extracurricular activities, preparing for tests, finding a school, interviewing, writing an effective essay, comparing financial aid awards, and more.

A guide to writing an effective college admissions essay that includes full-length sample essays, a review of essential writing topics, and tips on writing an essay that can improve a student's chances of being accepted to the school of their choice.