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Understanding the Common Types of College Personal Statement Prompts

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Different schools hold different methods of filtering their hundreds of applicants. As an applicant, you should know that there are two main kinds of essay prompts: the general and the specific.

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The Conventions of Good Application Essay Writing

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Even if the academic program you are applying for is not a language course, admissions officers who are tasked to read your essay would hate it if your personal statement is riddled with subject-verb agreement errors and so many misplaced punctuations. Beware of this trap.

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Pros and Cons of Using Professional Essay Editing Services

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

As with anything in life, there are always two side of a coin, the pros and cons. It is just a matter of weighing things out. If the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, then that is the only time you can decide on hiring professional services to do the editing for you.

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Overused Styles to Avoid when Writing Your Essay for College Admission

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

There are so many overused styles to avoid when writing your admission essay for college. One of them is the use of cliches in writing and other trite expressions.

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Impact of Sentence Variety on Your College Essay Writing Style

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

When writing your admission essay or personal statement, adopt a writing style that allows for use of sentence variety. However, make sure you do not overdo it, or it will only make your essay seem out of focus.

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College Essay Tips: Should You Use Subheads?

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Using subheadings when writing your personal statement for school admission can be an advantage if you really want to earn the coveted slot in your chosen school or university. Although they have their own pros and cons, you can use this style to present facts about yourself or highlight main ideas in your admission essay.

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Personal College Essays: Exploring Your Experiences

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

When writing your personal statement for school admission, you may always use your personal experiences as a main topic. Explore your experiences, highlight and capitalize on them by writing about how such life experiences changed you as a person.

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Questions that Can Help You When Rewriting Your About Me Essay

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

As you embark another stage in your life ? entering university, you will be compelled to write and submit a college essay as part of the application requirements. You might ask what is a college essay.

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Making a Good Impression on Your Essay at 500 Words or Less

Friday, August 21st, 2009

With too much pressure put on writing a well crafted personal statement, you tend focus only on your achievements and what an excellent student you must be.  In truth, however, the panel has probably grown tired of applicants who claim that they can “change the world” or make the “best contributions to the community.”  Some [...]

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Religion as the Theme of the Sample Essay about Myself

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

The sample essay about myself can be the one thing that gets you accepted into the school of your choice.  This is because the sample essay about myself is an opportunity for you to introduce who you are and why you would make a good addition to the school that you are applying to.  As [...]

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