Crushing the common app essay : a foolproof guide to getting into your top college

Crushing the common app essay A foolproof guide to getting into your top college

Julie Ferber Frank

Book - 2018

"With candor, humor, and tons of tips, [this book] leads you step by step through the entire process of crafting a killer college application essay. See how to brainstorm ideas, use easy-to-understand examples as a model, and read inspiring real-life admissions success stories"--Amazon.com.

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Subjects
College applications.
Exposition (Rhetoric)
Academic writing.
Universities and colleges > Admission.
Published
Toronto, Ontario : Sterling Publishing Co [2018]
Language
English
Main Author
Julie Ferber Frank (author)
Item Description
"Sparknotes"--Cover.
Physical Description
255 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9781411479104
  • Prologue
  • Introduction
  • Words that Matter
  • Chapter 1. The Big Picture
  • What Are Colleges Looking For?
  • What Your Essay Should Do for You
  • Chapter 2. The Four Building Blocks of a Common App Essay
  • Building Block #1: Five Words
  • Building Block #2: Story
  • Building Block #3: Message
  • Building Block #4: Archetype
  • Chapter 3. Three Sample Essays and Analysis
  • Abby's Common App Essay
  • Jackson's Common App Essay
  • Ella's Common App Essay
  • Chapter 4. How to Find Your Topic
  • Story Prompts
  • Questions to Help You Find Your Story
  • Big Impacts
  • A Unique Point of View
  • Accentuate the Positive
  • Intellectual Vitality
  • Learning Differences
  • Creativity
  • Think Outside the Box
  • Chapter 5. Outlining your Essay
  • Structure, Structure, Structure!
  • Three Sample Structures
  • Pick a Tense
  • Chapter 6. It's All In The Details
  • Voice
  • The All-Important First Sentence
  • Quotes
  • Emotion
  • Courage
  • Framing Device
  • Making the Most of This Wonderful Opportunity
  • Chapter 7. A step-by-step guide to writing your common app essay
  • Chapter 8. Those Darned Supple Mentals
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix A. Two Sample Essays of Each Archetype
  • The Hero
  • The Seeker
  • The Adventurer
  • The Rebel
  • The Dreamer
  • The Caregiver
  • The Artist
  • The Leader
  • Appendix B. Another Unique Point of View
  • Appendix C. Same Topic, Different Result
  • Appendix D. Art School
  • Appendix E. Think Outside Another Box
  • Appendix F. When Your Story is Bigger than a Single Moment
  • Appendix G. The Evolution of an Essay
  • Appendix H. Where'd They Land?
  • Big Thanks
  • Index

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