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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,
click
HERE for immediate professional help.
Enter the course by clicking a link below or to the
left.
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I. Lesson One: Tackling the Question - Start Here!
EssayEdge 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
EssayEdge 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
EssayEdge Extra: Trimming
the Fat - Reducing wordiness EssayEdge 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
EssayEdge 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
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From ESSAYS
THAT WILL GET YOU INTO COLLEGE,
by Amy Burnham, Daniel Kaufman, and Chris Dowhan.
Copyright 1998 by Dan Kaufman. Reprinted by arrangement
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