Archive for March, 2010

Punchy Topics for Your Application Essay

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Your application essay is an essential part of your application to your dream university. When writing your application essay, you have to pay attention to the topic.

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Graduate Program Sample essay excerpt

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Sample essay (first paragraph)
My excellent academic background and relevant work experiences have contributed to my growth as an individual and as a professional. In school, I was one of the top ranked students from primary school up to my college education at the university. In my line of work, I tutor children and help them [...]

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Pitfalls to Avoid in Admission Essays

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

In order to rise above all other applicants when vying for a slot in your dream university, you need to write an attention-grabbing and flawless essay. However, writing the perfect essay is not as easy as it seems to be.

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Writing Your Admissions Essay Like a Successful Marketer

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Your admissions essay is a promotional tool that would help you sell yourself in the academic market. It is through your essay that you can talk about yourself, your traits, characteristics, and skills that can give you the chance to be accepted into the university that you want.

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Making College Application Essays Emotionally Appealing

Monday, March 15th, 2010

In order to obtain entry to the college that you want, you should create an emotional impact on the admissions committee through your college application essay.

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Avoid personal statement essay mediocrity with these tips

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

There are no-no’s which are considered as prevalent, and before you go to more subtle mistakes (like fallacies in logic), you need to consider and recognize them. Blog.internationalstudent.com gives us a substantial article, and here are the key points:
From our point of view, here are the 5 most common admissions essay mistakes:
1. [...]

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Turbocharge your personal statement essay

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

In case you are sick and tired of reading those very looooong articles about personal statement examples/essays, then I have something short for you. (I have read those long ones, they are like tomes). Anyway, the mydailyfind.com blog has a noteworthy article, and this is what it says:
As you brainstorm essay topics, think about your [...]

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How to write argumentative personal statement examples

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

What are the “ingredients” of a good argumentative personal statement? Let us hear and talk about (just a bit) what customessayblog.com says in their article.
Students must check the persuasive techniques used in a sample argumentative essay
The real check for a sample argumentative essay would be exploring the methods that the author has used to [...]

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Hiring a custom essay writing for your personal statement

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Now this is difficult, while I strongly believe that a purely original personal statement is ideal, I also believe that some individuals are so, so busy (you know, the community youth leader cum athlete cum etcetera), that going to custom essay writing firms is a very strong temptation. For these individuals, I think they should [...]

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Bad Topic Selection can kill your Personal Statement Examples

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Choosing a theme(s) for your personal statement examples or admission essays is the first step, but it is a crucial one. The student-focused myeducationblogonline.com’s blog has plenty to say about this topic. Let me dissect some of their high points:
One of the difficult parts in writing a college admission essay is deciding on a good [...]

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