Writing Tools for the College Admissions Essay
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Writing Tools for the College Admissions Essay
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Roy Peter Clark
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The essential guide to crafting the winning college admissions essay that only you could write, from America’s favorite writing coach.
Most high school students never have received any instruction in how to write a personal essay. Yet at a time when getting admitted to their dream college is more competitive than ever, the admissions essay may turn out to be the single most important thing they will ever write. The stakes are high.
In Writing Tools for the College Essay, veteran journalist and writing coach Roy Peter Clark shows how any student can showcase their unique achievements, intellect, and attributes to stand out from the crowd.
Packed with nearly two dozen remarkable essay examples and 100 digestible essay writing tips that students can carry with them throughout their careers, this is the essential guide every high school student, parent, and teacher needs.
Listeners will learn:
- How to select your writing prompt
- The key elements of a compelling story
- How to master the art of the riveting detail
- What it means to write with an authentic voice
- How to “grab listeners by the throat”
- The power of listeners one’s work aloud
- The rules of honest writing (including whether to use AI tools)
- Tips for revising (and re-revising) your masterpiece
- and much more
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"Once again Roy Peter Clark shows us that good writing—in this case essay writing—is the trunk of the tree of effective communication. Writing Tools for the College Admissions Essay should be required reading for students and teachers who have to navigate the classrooms of this nation's higher education institutions.”—DeWayne Wickham, Dean Emeritus and Director, Center for New Media & Strategic Initiatives School of Global Journalism & Communication
“Roy Peter Clark has broken the code on how to write an impactful essay. There is no tricks for ‘outsourcing,’ no stealth plagiarism, no technology ‘fix’ and no rewriting by experts. You need just patient step-by-step trust that one of the great writing coaches can guide you to your best work that will represent you in your best light. Professor Clark has guided, coached, supported and helped thousands of other students and adults in overcoming one of life’s fears—writing an impactful essay. Like them, you can find your ‘voice’ through his guidance. Write on!”—Dr. William Law, Jr., former President, St. Petersburg College.