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Application Essay Writing 101
The
application is a lifeless thing--a few sheets of
paper and a few numbers.
The essay is the best way to breathe life into it. - Admissions
Officer
Welcome
to EssayEdge’s Admissions Essay writing course.
After editing tens of thousands of admissions essays for
applicants, we created the ultimate course for students
seeking an extra edge in the ultra-competitive college
and graduate school application process.
The
course contains six lessons and over 100 pages of
content. Each of the lessons should help you with a
different portion of the essay. If you have a specific
question on essay writing, ask our expert.
Enter
the course by clicking a link below or to the left.
I. Lesson One:
Tackling the Question - Start Here!
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Extra: Who's
reading my essay?
A.
Question-specific strategies for college, business
school, law
school, and medical
school application
essays
B.
Samples of various types of questions with
comments by admissions officers
II. Lesson
Two: Brainstorming and Selecting an Essay Topic
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Extra: One
essay, multiple applications
A. Brainstorming
worksheet
B. Selecting a
Topic: Do's and
don'ts with comments by experienced admissions
officers
III. Lesson
Three: Structure and Outline
A. Descriptions
and examples of five popular essay
structures
B. Sample
outline and essay
C. Strategies
and examples of short essays
D. Templates,
severe writer's block cure
IV. Lesson
Four: Style and Tone
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Extra: Trimming
the Fat - Reducing
wordiness
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Extra: Top
10 essay cliches
A. Sentence
variety with exercise
B. Word choice:
Common pitfalls
C. Transitions:
Improving flow
D. Verbs:
Active voice vs. Passive voice
1.
Active or Passive? Verb quiz
2.
Making
sentences active voice, an exercise
V. Lesson
Five: Introductions and Conclusions
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Extra: No
Introduction??!!
A. Descriptions,
examples, and critiques of nine popular
styles of introduction
B. Conclusions:
Do's and don'ts
VI. Lesson
Six: Editing and Revising
EssayEdge
Extra: To
title or not to title
A. Paying
attention to substance, structure, interest, and
proofreading
B. Actual essay
gaffes (funny)
C. Final steps
From ESSAYS THAT
WILL GET YOU INTO COLLEGE, by Amy Burnham, Daniel
Kaufman, and Chris Dowhan.
Copyright 1998 by Dan Kaufman. Reprinted by
arrangement with Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
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