Admissions essay boot camp : how to write your way into the elite college of your dreams
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- ISBN: 9781607746133 (ebook)
- ISBN: 1607746123 (paperback)
- ISBN: 9781607746126 (paperback)
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Physical Description:
ix, 164 pages ; 21 cm
print - Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: Berkeley : Ten Speed Press, [2014]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | What do you know about it? : how this book is different -- What's the essay got to do with it? -- Where it all begins : identifying your student type -- Brainstorm for it : the questionnaire -- Get it down on paper : the freewrite exercise -- Make it count : choosing the best prompt for you -- Organize it : the outline -- When to use "it's" : the skinny on contractions -- Tidy it up : the draft -- Make it unique : your version of the most common long essays. The sports essay ; The community service essay ; The outdoor adventure essay ; The international travel essay -- Watch it : red-flag topics and how to tackle them. the pity essay ; The sexism essay ; The loner essay ; The "mea culpa" essay ; The "taking a stance" essay -- Don't push it : how to take a moderate risk -- Wrap it up : a few final pointers. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Homer Public Library | YA 378.1616 WEL (Text) | 000119777 | Teen Corner -- Nonfiction | Available | - |