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COLLEGE ESSAYS THAT
MADE A DIFFERENCE
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THIRD EDITION
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CONTENTS
Introduction ....................................................................................................... vii
The Parts of this Book ..................................................................................... x
Editor’s Note .................................................................................................. xii
Part 1: Essay Fundamentals ............................................................................... 1
Grammar and Form ........................................................................................ 2
What Colleges Want to See in Your Essay: Writing Ability
And Insight into Who You Are .................................................................. 4
Topics That Work, Topics That Don’t ................................................................ 6
So How Much Does The Essay Count, Anyway? .......................................... 7
Part 2: Q & A with Admissions Offi cers ..............................................