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	Lesson One: Tackling the Question Lesson Two: Brainstorming a Topic Lesson Three: Structure and Outline Lesson Four: Style and Tone Lesson Five: Intros and Conclusions Lesson Six: Editing and Revising

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"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 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. Each lesson should help you with a different portion of the essay.

Enter the course by clicking a link below or to the left.

Question-specific strategies and samples of various types of  questions with comments by admissions officers:

• College

• Business School

• Law School

• Medical School

• Who's reading my essay?

One essay, multiple applications

 

• Sentence variety with exercise

• Word choice: Common pitfalls

• Transitions: Improving flow

• Verbs: Active voice vs. Passive voice

  • Active or Passive? Verb quiz

  • Making sentences active voice, an exercise

• Essay clichés: Top 10 essay clichés 

Trimming the Fat - Reducing wordiness

• Descriptions, examples, and critiques of nine popular styles of introduction

• Conclusions: Do's and don'ts

No Introduction??!!

• Paying attention to substance, structure, interest, and proofreading

• Actual essay gaffes (funny)

• Final steps

To title or not to title

 

 

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