The College Application Essay by Sarah Myers Mcginty

The College Application Essay by Sarah Myers Mcginty

Application essays need to say Pick me and the best will take admission officers beyond the numbers to show them who you are, how you think, and what you will add to the in-coming class. But looked at correctly, you will find you've done this before.many times. Updated to reflect recent changes to the application format, this easy-to-follow guide provides the tools to deliver a memorable essay.
Features:

-Best approaches to essay and supplement questions

-Insight into how admissions reads essays

-Simple steps for successful drafts

-Revision strategies

-Quick fixes for procrastinators

-The right role of parents in the process

- Guidance for transfers, international students, veterans, and ex-pats

-Critiques of samples essays

-Best practices and common mistakes.

This is the 6th edition of McGinty's classic guide to the application essay process. Her work in secondary education, admissions, and as a writing instructor at Harvard University gives this guide unique breadth and depth of expertise.

McGinty, Sarah Myers: - SARAH MYERS MCGINTY is a researcher and writer in the field of higher-education access, an acknowledged expert on the role of the application essay, and an educator with a demonstrated ability to prepare applicants for college and graduate school admission. She has produced a series of books for the College Board and her book on application essays has sold more than 250,000 copies, with additional editions in Japan and China. She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, U.S.News and World Report, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and on NPR.

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ISBN 13	9780874477115
ISBN 10	0874477115
Title	The College Application Essay
Author	Sarah Myers Mcginty
Series	College Board College Application Essay
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	College Board
Year published	2008-01-29
Number of pages	159
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.