The application is a lifeless thing--a few sheets of paper and a few numbers.
The essay is the best way to breathe life into it. - Admissions Officer
Welcome to EssayEdge's Admissions Essay writing course. After editing tens of thousands of admissions essays for applicants, we created the ultimate course for students seeking an extra edge in the ultra-competitive college and graduate school application process.
The course contains six lessons and over 100 pages of content. Each of the lessons should help you with a different portion of the essay.
Enter the course by clicking a link below or to the left.
Lesson One: Tackling the Question
Question-specific strategies and samples of various types of questions with comments by admissions officers:
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Selecting a Topic: Do's and don'ts with comments by experienced admissions officers
EssayEdge Extra: One essay, multiple applications
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Word choice: Common pitfalls
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Transitions: Improving flow
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Verbs: Active voice vs. Passive voice
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Essay cliches: Top 10 essay cliches
EssayEdge Extra: Trimming the Fat - Reducing wordiness
Lesson Five: Introductions and Conclusions
EssayEdge Extra: No Introduction??!!
EssayEdge Extra: To title or not to title
From ESSAYS THAT WILL GET YOU INTO COLLEGE, by Amy Burnham, Daniel Kaufman, and Chris Dowhan.
Copyright 1998 by Dan Kaufman. Reprinted by arrangement with Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
