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100 1 _aToor, Rachel
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245 1 0 _aWrite your way in :
_bcrafting an unforgettable college admissions essay /
_cRachel Toor
260 _aChicago :
_bThe University of Chicago Press,
_c2017
300 _a169 pages ;
_c23 cm
490 1 _aChicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing
505 0 _aIntroduction: 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: saying 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
520 _aFor all the anxiety that surrounds the college admissions process, one part of the application lies completely within a student s control: the essay. In this book, Rachel Toor writing instructor and coach at all levels from high school to senior faculty, and former admissions officer at Duke University shows that the key to writing a successful application essay is learning to present an honest portrait of yourself.
650 4 _aExámenes de admisión a la universidad
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_zEstados Unidos
650 4 _aUniversidades y colegios
_xAdmisión
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_zEstados Unidos
650 4 _aEscritura creativa
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650 4 _aEnsayo
_xAutoría
_xEstudio y enseñanza (Superior)
_943903
830 0 _aChicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing
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