Write your college essay in less than a day /
Elizabeth Wissner-Gross.
- New York : Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks, c2009.
- xxiii, 200 pages ; 21 cm.
Start with the guidelines -- Criteria and scoring points -- Your message -- Now it's time to pick a topic -- The structure of your essay -- Grade your own essay -- The diversity essay -- Why do you want to come here? essay -- Describe your most meaningful activity essay -- Describe an issue and its importance to you -- Describe a person, character, or artwork with significant influence on you.
Strategies from a noted educational consultant on how to ease the pressure, ace the essay, and gain admission into your top-choice school. Getting into college has become fiercely competitive, which makes the personal-essay part of the application process even more important?and stressful. But stop worrying! In Write Your College Essay in Less Than a Day, Elizabeth Wissner-Gross?a top educational strategist in this area who counsels students at schools across the country?breaks down the harrowing ordeal of essay writing into manageable steps, leaving you with a fresh, polished, stand-out piece that admissions officers will love to read. Inside you?ll find: exercises to help you select an essay topic inspired by your most notable achievements?and winning a Nobel Prize needn?t be one of them, timed chapters (including snack breaks) to help you brainstorm, create, and critique your essay in only five hours, sample essays and grading criteria so that you can play the admissions officer?and know what you?re up against, advice on which writing techniques will score you points?and which could potentially sink your chances."--Publisher's description
9780345517272 (pbk.) 034551727X (pbk.)
2009029709
College applications--United States. Essay--Authorship. English language--Rhetoric. Universidades --Aplicaciones --Estados Unidos Exámenes de admisión a la universidad --Estados Unidos Exámenes universitarios --Estados Unidos Mediciones y pruebas educativas