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Lesson One:
Tackling the Question
Lesson Two:
Brainstorming a Topic
Lesson Three:
Structure and Outline
Lesson Four:
Style and Tone
Lesson Five:
Intros and Conclusions
Lesson Six:
Editing and Revising





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Application Essay Writing 101

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.


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Lesson One: Tackling the Question

Question-specific strategies and samples of various types of  questions with comments by admissions officers:

























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.