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The College Essay Definition by Wikipedia
An admissions essay or college essay is written by a potential student as part of some university admissions processes in order to get to know more about the student than what forms can provide.
The amount of importance that admission reviewers put on admissions essays can vary greatly. Some schools place little or no importance on the essay and others place the greatest amount of importance on the essay. Generally, liberal arts colleges place a greater importance on the essay than major universities but this is not always the case. |
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Essays
College application insanity gets worse
CNN.com - Oct 15, 2013
(CNN) -- Every college applicant knows about the "hardship essay," which asks a teenager to write about overcoming an obstacle. Here's a suggested approach:....
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How to Write College Admissions Essays: A Letter to High School Seniors
Huffington Post - Sep 27, 2013
Dear High School Seniors, Unfortunately, family tensions often run high when it's college admissions' time. Phrases such as, "I don't need you. You're wrecking my life!" and "You can't go anywhere until your personal statement for the common app is done!..
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“The Rite of Passage Question”
Charlotte Observer - Sep 30, 2013
Bliss is boring! That’s my favorite cautionary line I’ve heard about Common Application Prompt No. 4: “Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you?”...
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The Admissions Essay Is Back
Inside Higher Ed - Sep 30, 2013
Bard College announced Sunday that it will offer a new path to admission: an online essay examination in which applicants will have to submit four 2,500-word research papers ....
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Tips for Common Application Prompt No. 4
Charlotte Observer - Sep 23, 2013
Bliss is boring! That’s my favorite cautionary line I’ve heard about Common Application Prompt No. 4: “Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you?”...
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Confessions of a College Application Essay Coach
Huffington Post - Sep 18, 2013
'Tis the season for applying to college, and everyone and his mother have got the "How Do I Write My Application Essay Blues." The killer personal statement, now a hot commodity, may be the most popular literary genre on our virtual shelves....
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How The College Essay Has Changed With The Digital Age
WLRN - Sep 16, 2013
School just started, but already high school seniors are focused on college. With early admission deadlines looming, students are beginning a new rite of passage: conquering the college application and, with it, the dreaded college application essay....
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Who wants to talk about their failures?
Charlotte Observer - Sep 9, 2013
Who wants to talk about their failures? Most students approach the Common Application Prompt No. 2, also known as “The Edison Prompt,” with fear and trepidation. It says: “Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure....
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Finding Applicants Who Plagiarize
Inside Higher Ed - Jun 23, 2010
It wasn't that hard for admissions officers for the M.B.A. program at Pennsylvania State University to figure out that they had a plagiarism problem this year....
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