An edition of Write your way in
(2017)
Write your way in
crafting an unforgettable college admissions essay
by Rachel Toor
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Write Your Way In: Crafting an Unforgettable College Admissions Essay
2017, University of Chicago Press
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Write Your Way In: Crafting an Unforgettable College Admissions Essay
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Write your way in: crafting an unforgettable college admissions essay
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Table of Contents
Introduction: the quest for the special secret sauce
What you need to know before you start writing. Steal, steal, steal: learning to read like a writer ; Craft your "I": thinking of yourself as a character ; Sex, drugs, and Palestinian statehood: finding a topic ; AMANDA + JIM ; Aboutness: an essay is often about something other than what it's about ; ADAM FINDS HIS PIRATES ; The hole in the donut: writing about the hardest thing ; Tell us about your world in two hundred words: The short answers ; EMMA'S SHORTIES
Getting it down on the page and then cleaning it up. Shitty first drafts: the importance of allowing yourself to write badly ; Seeing again: revision means re-vision ; Don't try to hook the reader like a trout: the opening lines ; PEYTON'S ANKLE ; Danger! Some moves not to make ; Semicolons are like loaded guns: mechanics matter ; My little bag of writing tricks: some tips
Conclusion: getting it done.
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