College Admission Essentials: A Step-by-Step Guide to Showing Colleges Who You Are and What Matters to You

627 Pages·2020·3.858 MB·English

by  Ethan Sawyer

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questions families have and will serve as an important and enjoyable resource in
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coauthor of The Truth about College Admission: A Family Guide to Getting In
and Staying Together
“Ethan is my go-to resource for college essay advice. I’ll be giving this book to
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and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
“Anyone with ties to the world of admission and writing essays will tell you they
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lower the stress for all. A must read.”
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Virginia
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as they figure out which schools they should apply to and how to best present
themselves in their applications.”
Falone Serna, Vice President of Enrollment Management at Whittier College

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Sawyer, Ethan (College essay expert), author.
Title: College admission essentials : a step-by-step guide to showing colleges
who you are and what matters to you / Ethan Sawyer, college essay guy.
Description: Naperville, IL : Sourcebooks, [2020] | Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019053665 | (trade paperback)
Subjects: LCSH: Universities and colleges--Admissions. | College applications.
Classification: LCC LB2351 .S29 2020 | DDC 378.1/61--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019053665