Admissions essay boot camp : how to write your way into the elite college of your dreams

Summary: "This top-tier college admissions essay guide replicates a brainstorming and essay-writing session with Mint Tutors founder Ashley Wellington"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781607746133 (ebook)
ISBN: 1607746123 (paperback)
ISBN: 9781607746126 (paperback)
Physical Description: ix, 164 pages ; 21 cm
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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.