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Writing About An Intellectual Experience Or Personal Influence: Post #1 on...
This is the inaugural post on the topic of books and intellectual development for the 2012-2013 application year. I have previously written about this topic in a number of posts; for writing about...
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How To Write A 500 Word College Application Essay–An Exercise In Editing
One of the greatest challenges in writing an application essay is the length demanded by the Common App and most universities: 500 words (or less). For many applicants, this is akin to writing a...
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Starting A Book Or Intellectual Experience Essay: An Example Of How To Look...
I have previously put up posts with detailed information on intellectual and book essays–see the links and table of contents in the first column/post of this website. These posts will also appear...
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The Stanford Supplement for 2012-2013: It’s Deja Vu All Over Again
In this post, after an opening discussion on how to approach any supplement with both short answer and essay responses, including advice on dealing with electronic submissions, I will begin analyzing...
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Who should read this post: anybody applying to Stanford in 2019-2020. I will look at the writing situation of this oddly tricky prompt and summarize the approaches taken by three successful applicants...
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