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Description: Write Your College Essay in Less Than a Day by Elizabeth Wissner-Gross Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Strategies from a noted educational consultant on how to ease the pressure, ace the essay, and gain admission into your top-choice schoolGetting into college has become fiercely competitive, which makes the personal-essay part of the application process even more important-and stressful. But stop worrying! In Write Your College Essay in Less Than a Day, Elizabeth Wissner-Gross-a top educational strategist in this area who counsels students at schools across the country-breaks down the harrowing ordeal of essay writing into manageable steps, leaving you with a fresh, polished, stand-out piece that admissions officers will love to read. Inside youll findexercises to help you select an essay topic inspired by your most notable achievements-and winning a Nobel Prize neednt be one of themtimed chapters (including snack breaks) to help you brainstorm, create, and critique your essay in only five hourssample essays and grading criteria so that you can play the admissions officer-and know what youre up againstadvice on which writing techniques will score you points-and which could potentially sink your chancesAccessible, savvy, and written with a students needs and concerns in mind, Write Your College Essay in Less Than a Day gives you all the tools you need to compose an original, professional essay that will help you turn your dream school into a well-deserved reality. Publisher Description For parents of children who are going through the grueling process of applying to college, a book helping to tackle the dreaded application essay in less than a day.Strategies from a noted educational consultant on how to ease the pressure, ace the essay, and gain admission into your top-choice schoolGetting into college has become fiercely competitive, which makes the personal-essay part of the application process even more important-and stressful. But stop worrying! In Write Your College Essay in Less Than a Day, Elizabeth Wissner-Gross-a top educational strategist in this area who counsels students at schools across the country-breaks down the harrowing ordeal of essay writing into manageable steps, leaving you with a fresh, polished, stand-out piece that admissions officers will love to read. Inside youll find. exercises to help you select an essay topic inspired by your most notable achievements-and winning a Nobel Prize neednt be one of them. timed chapters (including snack breaks) to help you brainstorm, create, and critique your essay in only five hours. sample essays and grading criteria so that you can play the admissions officer-and know what youre up against. advice on which writing techniques will score you points-and which could potentially sink your chancesAccessible, savvy, and written with a students needs and concerns in mind, Write Your College Essay in Less Than a Day gives you all the tools you need to compose an original, professional essay that will help you turn your dream school into a well-deserved reality. Author Biography The author understands the fear and urge to procrastinate. After all, she has helped thousands of students through the college application process, since she began advising students more than 12 years ago.In addition to writing two books on college admissions (What Colleges Dont Tell You- and Other Parents Dont Want You to Know, and also What High Schools Dont Tell You), Elizabeth Wissner-Gross has been leading successful Write-Your-Essay-in-One-Day workshops and speaking at public and private schools across the United States. She has appeared on the Today Show (NBC), The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet (Fox News), I on NY (WPXN), and been heard on Martha Stewart radio (Sirius) and popular radio programs throughout the United States. She is a regular keynote speaker on CollegeWeekLive (online semi-annual college fair that attracts more than 35,000 viewers/participants), and has appeared on panels sponsored by The New York Times, Newsday, The World Journal (Chinese), and the Columbia/Princeton Club of New York. In addition, she has been featured in articles in The New York Times, Newsday, USA Today, The World Journal, and many other publications throughout the United States.As a private educational consultant, advocate, and strategist, she has helped her students win admission into the colleges of their dreams-even in these most competitive times-by working with individual students to help them develop their own academic interests and passions, and then having them write about their experiences. She advocates encouraging the individuality of each student and celebrating the gifts, talents, and diverse contributions that she believes every student has to offer.Elizabeth Wissner-Gross graduated from Barnard College, where she studied Political Science and Education and graduated cum laude in 1975. She went on to Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and received her MS in 1976, and then pursued additional graduate study at UCLA. She worked as a writer and editor at the Daily News of Los Angeles, Associated Press, and Newsday, taught journalism at New York area colleges and graduate programs, and has had articles published in hundreds of newspapers nationally and internationally including The New York Times, Boston Herald, and Los Angeles Times. She resides on Long Island, NY and in Connecticut. She has two sons-both attended MIT undergraduate and Harvard for PhDs. Details ISBN 034551727X ISBN-13 9780345517272 Title Write Your College Essay in Less Than a Day Author Elizabeth Wissner-Gross Format Paperback Year 2009 Pages 224 Publisher Random House USA Inc GE_Item_ID:160520111; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. 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