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03302cam a2200385 a 4500 001 EB863ACE2B0111DE8159B907A8D7520A 005 20210210014256 008 021008s2002 nju 000 0 eng 010 $a 2002725612 020 $a 9780768908497 (pbk.) 020 $a 0768908493 (pbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)50867139 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d LHA $d OCLCQ $d IOU $d SILO 050 00 $a LB2351.52.U6 $b S744 2002 082 00 $a 808/.066378 $2 21 100 1 $a Stewart, Mark A. $q (Mark Alan), $d 1957- 245 1 $a Best college admission essays / $c Mark Alan Stewart, Cynthia C. Muchnick. 250 $a 2nd ed. 260 $a Lawrenceville, NJ : $b Thomson/Peterson's, $c c2002. 300 $a viii, 148 p. ; $c 23 cm. 505 00 $g pt. 3. $t Dean of Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid, Yale University. $t Common essay topics and questions -- $t The role of the essay in the admission process -- $t Learn more about yourself -- $t Do some serious brainstorming -- $t Check out the college's own resources for essay ideas -- $t Avoid overused ideas - seek out overlooked ideas -- $t Observe these DOs and DON'Ts for theme and content -- $t Write, write, and write some more -- $t Impress them with your style ... but don't resort to gimmicks -- $t Avoid careless errors and grammatical blunders -- $t Obtain useful feedback and fine-tune your essay -- $t Package and present your essay appropriately -- $g pt. 2. $t 50 great essays -- $t A revealing look at the real me $g (7 essays) -- $t Meaningful metaphors and symbolic keepsakes $g (6 essays) -- $t Family ties $g (5 essays) -- $t Terrific teachers $g (4 essays) -- $t World views and personal convicions $g (8 essays) -- $t Lessons learned, setbacks and successes $g (6 essays) -- $t Preoccupations and passions $g (7 essays) -- $t Clever and creative, witty and whimsical $g (7 essays) -- $g pt. 3. $t Advice for the experts -- $r Richard Shaw - $t Dean of Admission, Amherst College -- $r Theodore O'Neill - $t Dean of Admissions, University of Chicago -- $r Eric J. Furda - $t Director of Undergraduate Admissions, Columbia University -- $r Christoph Guttentag - $t Director of Admissions, Duke University -- $r Vince Cuseo - $t Director of Admissions, Grinnell College -- $r Richard Avitabile - $t Director of Admissions, New York University -- $r Lee Stetson - $t Dean of Admissions, University of Pennsylvania -- $r Joseph Allen - $t Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid and Author of The 10-minute guide to choosing a college (ARCO), University of Southern California -- $r James Montoya - $t Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, Stanford University -- $r Barbara-Jan Wilson - $t Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, Wesleyan University -- $r Tom Park - $t Director of Admission, Williams College -- $r Richard Shaw - $t Dean of Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid, Yale University. 650 0 $a College applications $z United States. 650 0 $a Exposition (Rhetoric) 650 0 $a Academic writing. 700 1 $a Muchnick, Cynthia Clumeck. 939 $a 4678844 941 $a 6 952 $l DFPC353 $d 20240430013139.0 952 $l NHPD993 $d 20201013094435.0 952 $l MBPE423 $d 20201013050537.0 952 $l JLPF081 $d 20150213083338.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=EB863ACE2B0111DE8159B907A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IOU 952 $l 41SX706 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l BGPE251 $d 20090701080000.0Initiate Another SILO Locator Search