On Writing the College Application Essay: The Key to Acceptance at the College of Your Choice - Hardcover

Bauld, Harry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060550767 ISBN 13: 9780060550769

Publisher: Harpercollins, 1987

Synopsis

Offers inside information by a former Ivy League admissions officer on achieving college acceptance based heavily on a well written application essay

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Review

"He takes the sting out of an intimidating process, and he helped me become not only a stronger applicant but also a better writer once I got to college."--Ina Scherl, Brown University, class of 1989A

From the Back Cover

What does an admissions officer look for in a college application essay?

You. It's that simple. There's no formula, no trick, no strategy, says Harry Bauld, a former Ivy League admissions officer. But with acceptance rates at all-time lows, just being yourself in an essay means understanding your readers and the unique form in which you are writing. In this fully revised and updated edition of the classic guide to writing the best essay of your life, Bauld reveals the big cliches (The Trip, The Jock, Miss America, Pet Death) and helps you discover ways to come alive on the page as a real person instead of applicant number 13,791.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harpercollins
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060550767
• ISBN 13: 9780060550769
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 138