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A guide to writing college admissions essays : practical advice for students and parents  Cover Image Book Book

A guide to writing college admissions essays : practical advice for students and parents / Cory M. Franklin, Suzanne Franklin, Linda Black, Paul Weingarten.

Franklin, Cory M., (author.).

Summary:

"This book is a handy, readable manual, which deals with the practical problems students face when writing their college admission essays"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781475858761
  • ISBN: 1475858760
  • Physical Description: xiii, 116 pages ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Starting out: confronting the blank screen -- The first step: picking a prompt -- What to do and what not to do when you begin writing -- More advice as you write -- The prompts and some illustrative essays -- The supplemental essay -- Special creative questions -- Special usage rules for college essays -- Special usage rules II -- Editing -- An interview with an experienced college counselor -- You hit the submit button. Now what? -- What if you don't get your first choice? A final hint: life doesn't end.
Subject: College applications > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Universities and colleges > Admission.
Exposition (Rhetoric)

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lackawanna County Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Albright Memorial Library 378.16 FRANKLI (Text) 50686015734622 Adult Nonfiction Available -


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