Book

Frank, Julie Ferber, author.

Crushing the common app essay : a foolproof guide to getting into your top college / Julie Ferber Frank.

Toronto, Ontario : Sterling Publishing Co., [2018]

©2018

255 pages ; 22 cm

"With candor, humor, and tons of tips, [this book] leads you step by step through the entire process of crafting a killer college application essay. See how to brainstorm ideas, use easy-to-understand examples as a model, and read inspiring real-life admissions success stories"--Amazon.com.

College applications -- Young adult literature.

Exposition (Rhetoric) -- Young adult literature.

Academic writing -- Young adult literature.

Universities and colleges -- Admission -- Young adult literature.

Crushing the common application essay

"Sparknotes"--Cover.

Includes index.

The big picture -- The four building blocks of a common app essay -- Three sample essays and analysis -- How to find your topic -- Outlining your essay -- It's all in the details -- A step-by-step guide to writing your common app essay -- Those darned supplementals -- Appendix A: Two sample essays of each archetype -- Appendix B: Another unique point of view -- Appendix C: Same topic, different result -- Appendix D: Art school -- Appendix E: Think outside another box -- Appendix F: When your story is bigger than a single moment -- Appendix G: The evolution of an essay -- Appendix H: Where'd they land?

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