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Index
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: How Colleges Read Applications
Where It All Began
How Colleges Read Essays
Making Choices
Inside the Admission Office
Your High School Record
Test Scores
Recommendations
The Interview
The Essay
A Few Red Flags
Summary
TOOLBOX: A Timeline for Applying to College
Chapter 2: You’ve Done This Before
The Challenge of the College Essay
A New but Familiar Assignment
The Structure
The Style
The Subject
The Process
TOOLBOX: A Timeline for Application Essays
Chapter 3: Writing an Essay
What Exactly Is an Essay?
Prewriting
Drafting
Editing
Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism
Reviewing the Process
TOOLBOX: More Editing Tips
Chapter 4: What’s the Question?
The Common Application
Writing Supplements
The School Paper
Scholarship and Program Essays
Five Key Concepts About the Application Essay
TOOLBOX: Cyber Sense
Chapter 5: What’s the Answer?
Building an Idea Bank
The Questions
Drafting
A Complete Essay Sample
What’s Left to Do?
The Activity Question
The “Why Us?” Question
“Why Us?” Plus
A Word About Length
Summary
TOOLBOX: The High-Risk Essay
Chapter 6: A Family Affair
A Process for Parents
Talking About the Essay
Final Tips
Conclusion
TOOLBOX: Ten Tips from Experienced Parents
Chapter 7: A Different Story
If You Are an American Applying to American Colleges from Abroad
If You Are an International Student Applying to American Colleges
If English Is Not Your First or Best Language
If You Are the First in Your Family to Apply to College
If You Are Headed Back to School
If You Are a Veteran Applying at the End of Your Service
If You Are Thinking of Transferring
A Final Word
TOOLBOX: Start Fast
Chapter 8: Analyzing Some Drafts
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Sample 4
Sample 5
Sample 6
Sample 7
Sample 8
Sample 9
Sample 10
Sample 11
Sample 12
Sample 13
Sample 14
A Final Word: Insist on Yourself
TOOLBOX: Quick Fixes for Procrastinators
Suggested Reading
Praise
Index
Copyright
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