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Accepted! 50 Successful College Admission Essays - 7th Edition by Gen Tanabe & Kelly Tanabe (Paperback)

Accepted! 50 Successful College Admission Essays - 7th Edition by  Gen Tanabe & Kelly Tanabe (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Students will prepare powerful and successful admission essays with the tools provided in this invaluable, newly-updated resource for the college-bound. Examples of 50 real essays are included, discussing such topics as leadership, personal obstacles, athletics, public service, special talents, and future goals. The strengths and successes of each example are analyzed, as well as the inspirations of each writer. <br><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Students will prepare powerful and successful admission essays with the tools provided in this invaluable, newly-updated resource for the college-bound.</b> Examples of 50 real essays are included, discussing such topics as leadership, personal obstacles, athletics, public service, special talents, and future goals. <p/>The strengths and successes of each example are analyzed, as well as the inspirations of each writer. A comprehensive writing workshop provides tips toward selecting topics, developing stories, editing drafts, and applying finishing touches. <p/>Further examples of 12 unsuccessful essays, a list of 25 easy mistakes to avoid, and new interviews with admissions officers are presented to help would-be entrants avoid costly blunders.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><br><b>Write the Essay that Gets You into the College of Your Dreams!</b> <p/>Your college admission essay is a critical ingredient to getting accepted. But do you know<br>what colleges want? This book shows you with a step-by-step essay-writing workshop and<br>over 50 successful essays. Inside you will learn how to: <p/><b>Brainstorm the best essay topics.</b> Find a great topic and learn which ones to avoid. <p/><b>Write a successful essay that gets you accepted.</b> The complete essay-writing workshop guides you through developing your topic, writing, editing and perfecting your essay. <p/><b>Avoid the 25 worst essay-writing mistakes.</b> Don't get caught by these essay traps. <p/><b>Discover what admission officers want in an essay.</b> In their own words, admission officers share with you what makes a great essay. These officers decide the fate of thousands of<br>students each year. Disregard their advice at your own risk. <p/><b>Learn from over 50 successful admission essays.</b> Read some of the best college admission essays written by students like you who gained admission to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Berkeley, Brown, Cornell, Bard, William and Mary, Duke, Rice, Northwestern, USC, Chicago, Michigan, Dartmouth, Penn, MIT and more!<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Gen Tanabe</b> and <b>Kelly Tanabe</b> are the authors of 14 books including <i>The Ultimate Guide to America's Best Colleges, The Ultimate Scholarship Book, </i> and <i>How to Write a Winning Scholarship Essay.</i> They tour the country as speakers on college planning and live in Northern California.<br>

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