Admissions Essay （Revised and Updated）（大学入学申请（修订、更新版）

    "One of the best books ever written about tackling the admissions esaay".
"A helpful guide for student concerned about putting their best foot forward in preparing their admissionessay".
"These sample essay are interesting and ,because they feflect the lives,interests,and writing styles of other teenagers,they will certainly fascinate this book's audience.Highly recommended."
When a college or university requires an application essay,what is the admissions committee really looking for?
Many school are now stressing the admissions essay and grades over SAT and other test results.
Offering a wide array of proven methods,sund a dvice,and varied samples of successful student essays,this book dispels the mystery and dread often associated with writing an application essay and guides the student painlessly from the "stop worrying"to the "start writing"start wrotomg stage.

Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
1.The Application Essay:How It Can help You-or Hurt You
2.What Does the Admissions Committee Really Want?
3.Getting Started
4.Gettomg Ot on Paper
5.The Applicants'View:Common Problems-and How to Solve Them
6.The Admissions Office View:Common Mistakes-And How to Avoid Them
SAMPLE ESSAYS AND COMMENTS
Writting About Job Experiences
Aaron DiAntonio,Havard College
Mike Brown,Duke University
Writting About Traveling and Living Abroad
Writting About Academic Interests
Writting About Extracurricular Activities and Interests
Writting About Athletic Experiences
Writting About Emotinal Experiences
Writting About Political and Social Involvement
Writting About Family Member and Friends
The "Person You Most Admire"Essay
The "person You Would Most like to Spend a Day with "Question
The "Describe Yourself with one Adjective"Qusetion
The Qusetion in Which You Are Asked to Establish a New Public Holiday
Qusetion to which Students Respond by Discussing Specific Colleges and Academic Programs
Qusetion Related to Reading
The "Imagine and Alternative Qutcome to an Historical Event"Qusetion