The Complete Guide to Writing Effective College Applications & Essays: Step-by-Step Instructions With Companion CD-ROM
Applying to college can be one of the most stressful times in a student's life. Not only are you faced with the task of finding the perfect school for you, but you also have to find scholarships to be able to go to the school you want. These two intertwining obstacles require a lengthy application and a seemingly perfect essay. The essay topic is crucial to demonstrate your values, creativity, and depth of knowledge, and the writing is important because it reflects your power of persuasion,...
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Applying to college can be one of the most stressful times in a student’s life. Not only are you faced with the task of finding the perfect school for you, but you also have to find scholarships to be able to go to the school you want. These two intertwining obstacles require a lengthy application and a seemingly perfect essay. The essay topic is crucial to demonstrate your values, creativity, and depth of knowledge, and the writing is important because it reflects your power of persuasion, organizational skills, and style. This new book will teach you how to write effective applications and essays for college admissions and scholarships, helping shoulder some of the weight of applying.The Complete Guide to Writing Effective College Applications & Essays For Admissions and Scholarships will provide you with all the tools you need to complete your application and write a winning essay. You will learn how to choose a topic, keep your focus narrow and personal, edit and revise, tweak essays to use them on various applications, choose your tone and structure, avoid the common pitfalls, and how to overcome writer’s block.In addition, you will learn strategies for getting started, requirements for application, and critical writing tips. This book has sample essays and essay questions, and even examples of the essays specific colleges use. You will find those samples on the companion CD-ROM, along with brainstorming exercises and sample applications. Admissions officers have chimed in with their expertise to provide insider information on how to compose impressive applications and essays for admissions and scholarships. Whether you are a high school freshman seeking a head start or a senior hoping to glean some last minute tips, this book is your answer.
Foreword 11Introduction 17Section 1 Applications 23Chapter 1 Are You Cut Out for College? 25Chapter 2 What College Will Best Suit You? 37Chapter 3 How do You Begin to Prepare for College? 47Chapter 4 Few Words: About Standardized Tests 57Chapter 5 Did Someone Say "Options?" 65Section 2 Essays 73Chapter 6 Selecting Students: A College's "Write" 75Chapter 7 What Do They Truly Want to See and Hear in an Essay? 87Chapter 8 You Know What They Want, but How do You Prepare to Write This Thing? 99Chapter 9 Some More Grist for the Preliminary Writing Mill 105Chapter 10 Some Possible Essay Thought-Starters 111Categories 111Chapter 11 Ready, Set, Write (Phase I) 129Chapter 12 Ready, Set, Write (Phases II & III) 143Chapter 13 Student Essays 151Chapter 14 You Have Written-Now Wait and Listen 181Section 3 Scholarships 185Chapter 15 The Scholarship Jungle 187Defining Yourself 190Books 194Internet 196Colleges 201Local Organizations (Rotary, Kiwanis, Retired Teachers) 205Scholarships for Specific Groups 211Keeping Track of It All 214Wrapping It Up 217Chapter 16 Bringing it Home 219How to Win the Dream Scholarship 219Recommendations 221The Essay 224Filling Out the Application 229Personal Statement 230Awards and Achievements 232The Transcripts 233The Interview 235Wrapping It Up 241Chapter 17 Avoiding Trouble 243The Credit Card Trap 244Loan Consolidation Pitfalls 248Scholarship and Aid Scams 252Scholarship Search Scams 254Dropping Courses 256Dropping Out 258Wrapping It Up 260Chapter 18 Scholarship Websites 261Common 261Minority 262Special Groups/Areasof Interest 263Chapter 19 An Excerpted Summation and Tips from Another Source 265Glossary 269Bibliography 279Co-author Biographies 283Kathy Lynne Hahn 283Colleen M. Loew 284Index 285
