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	<title>The Admissions Insider&#039;s guide, secrets, and tips for admissions and test prep for boarding school, colleges and graduate schools &#187; admissions essays</title>
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		<title>Nine Style and Grammatical Errors to Avoid In Your College Admissions Essay</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[College admissions essays are an important part of your admissions packet. As such, they should be written with care and tailored to the questions posed by the institution to which you are applying. Basic stylistic and grammatical errors reflect poorly on you and should be avoided. A listing of common errors on the college admissions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Everything about College Applications</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Basics of Electronic College Applications What should you know about college applications in the high tech era? A brief explanation follows. I. How to submit your college applications (options): The Common Application: With 456 participating schools, it allows you to fill out one application. State schools participating include the University of Michigan and UNC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Mistakes to Avoid in Your College Essays</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a better way to write your college admissions essays, so that you avoid the most common mistakes in applying. Ten Mistakes to Avoid in Your College Essays It is college essay time and you want this part of your college application package to complement your academic and non-academic achievements, and not distract from them. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Ways to Write a Strong College Admissions Essay</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Ten Recommendations for Writing a Strong College Admissions Essay) The prospect of writing multiple college admissions essays may appear to be overwhelming. It can be managed effectively, however, with organization and deliberation. Recommendations which will assist you in writing strong admissions essays follow. 1. At the Start of the Process, Make a Chart of Required [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do the best colleges select applicants for admissions?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, what are the standards for choosing students to gain admission? And how do the best colleges select applicants &#8211; what criteria is applied in the admissions process? There are different college application admissions systems, but elite national institutions generally use the following criteria: 1. Grades and Rigor of Course Work (Honors, Advanced Placement, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Start your College Applications with these Admissions Tips&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The summer is a good time to acquire work experience, take a course or two, and chill out. You can do this, however, and still get a head start on your college applications. What steps can you take to be ready for fall and the college application season? (1) Narrow Your Colleges of Interest List [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips on Completing the College Application Personal Statement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The summer is an ideal time to get a head start on college application personal statements. Tips for writing a strong essay follow. (1) Be Personal and Display Growth Essay writers want to know about an interesting experience in your life, but they need to know what you did with that experience to change your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Write the Best Personal Statement Admissions Essay</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 19:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, maybe you’re struggling to create a college admissions essay that will knock the socks off the admissions offices. Doubts grow as you ponder how you can come up with an original insight or an idea separating you from the pack. It’s now time to formulate a game plan for a college essay that will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summertime = Essaytime</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 11:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Internships, jobs, camp, test prep courses, a few trips to the beach or mountains&#8230; and essay writing! Yes, summer vacation is on its way. Juniors, this is the perfect time to begin drafting college admission essays. Preparing&#160;your essays now&#160;will help you substantially in the fall when admissions crunch time comes. How can you best utilize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Submitting Your College Applications</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Top 10 Things to Check Before Submitting Your College Applications Written by Admissions Expert, Ross Blankenship Founder of Top Test Prep When applying to college, your admissions application is the gateway to your acceptance. Your grades and academic history obviously factor into the equation, but since the application itself is what the admissions officers see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing the Best Scholarship Essay</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s some good advice on how to write the best scholarship essay&#8230; We&#8217;ve told you to take your scholarship essays seriously. So where and how do you begin? Here are some helpful questions to get you started: What attributes do you wish to convey? - In order to answer this question, you should at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips on Editing Your College Admissions Essay</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two ways to approach writing a college admissions essay: finding a unique subject, or finding a unique angle on a familiar subject. In addition to displaying your writing abilities, a college admissions essay helps round out your character to an admissions committee. It reveals &#8211; or is intended to reveal &#8211; who you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing a Topic for a College Admissions Essay</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Choosing a topic for college admissions essays&#8230; The Problem with Being Un-Special When I was faced with describing my greatest accomplishment in a college admissions essay, I was at a total loss. In inviting such a description, the committee had managed to pinpoint my greatest shortcoming. I was exposed as the bland, provincial, un-special person [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Write an Admissions Essay that Works</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent article on the way standardized tests are graded, NY Times writer Todd Farley reveals that the people grading students&#8217; essays don&#8217;t boast the credentials we might expect. The scores they assign are often influenced by emotions and circumstances. No matter who ends up grading your admissions essay, there are certain qualities of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing the Best Admissions Essay</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some tips on how to write the best admissions essays and personal statements: Develop a theme: instead of listing every extracurricular activity you&#8217;ve done or all the things you have done throughout high school, write one consistent theme that embodies who you are as a student. Example: if you are an athlete but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts of Writing Admissions Essays</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DO&#8217;S AND DON&#8217;TS ON WRITING ADMISSIONS ESSAYS The admission essay is an important part of any college application. Some schools do give more weight to the essay than others, but all admissions officers do base their decision off of the essay to some degree. Even if you have a high GPA, the essay provides an [...]]]></description>
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