Ashley Wellington

Admissions Essay Boot Camp (eBook, ePUB)

How to Write Your Way into the Elite College of Your Dreams

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Founder of elite college prep agency Mint Tutors, Ashley Wellington shares hard-hitting essay-writing advice tailored to each student's strengths and potential pitfalls, inspiring students to write as if guided by their own personal college admissions tutor. Your Own Pocket Essay Tutor Ever wish you had a private tutor to help you write your admissions essays? With this book, you do. Ashley Wellington, founder of the elite New York college prep agency Mint Tutors, has personalized her hard-hitting advice just for you. Her unique "boot camp" process starts by helping you identify your student type, then figure out which topics will highlight your best (or worst) attributes to admissions officers. Thinking about writing an essay on . . . • Sports? This popular topic is often limiting, but Wellington will help you come across as talented-and also thoughtful and well rounded. • Your trip to Egypt? Wellington will help you avoid common travel clichés that make admissions officers groan. • The color yellow? Wellington will make sure you sound quirky and creative in the right way. Even the most impressive students can sound ordinary by following the formulaic approach of other essay guides-and in this über-competitive landscape, you need an edge to stand out to top schools. Wellington's tutees have gained acceptance to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, Georgetown, Duke, and other elite institutions, and with this book at your side, you can join their ranks.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781607746133
• Artikelnr.: 41212917

Autorenporträt

ASHLEY WELLINGTON, MA, founded college prep company Mint Tutors (MintTutors.com) in 2010. With degrees from Princeton University and St. Andrews University in Scotland, Wellington has worked with several premier tutoring agencies. She lives with her husband and daughter in New York City.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?
How This Book Is Different
Introduction 
WHAT’S THE ESSAY GOT TO DO WITH IT?
Chapter 1 
WHERE IT ALL BEGINS: Identifying Your Student Type
Chapter 2 
BRAINSTORM FOR IT: The Questionnaire
Chapter 3 
GET IT DOWN ON PAPER: The Freewrite Exercise
Chapter 4 
MAKE IT COUNT: Choosing the Best Prompt for You
Chapter 5 
ORGANIZE IT: The Outline
Chapter 6 
WHEN TO USE “IT’S”: The Skinny on Contractions
Chapter 7
TIDY IT UP: The Draft
Chapter 8 
MAKE IT UNIQUE: Your Version of the Most Common Long Essays
The Sports Essay
The Community Service Essay
The Outdoor Adventure Essay
The International Travel Essay
Chapter 9 
WATCH IT: Red-Flag Topics and How to Tackle Them
The Pity Essay
The Sexism Essay
The Loner Essay
The “Mea Culpa” Essay
The “Taking a Stance” Essay
Chapter 10 
DON’T PUSH IT: How to Take a Moderate Risk
Chapter 11
WRAP IT UP: A Few Final Pointers
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INDEX