Conquer Your College Admissions Essays

A Step-By-Step Plan for Crafting Engaging, Stand-Out Applications Essays

De: Erin Gordon

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

The definitive, most up-to-date guide for crafting one-of-a-kind college admissions essays.

Nicknamed “the Essay Whisperer,” Erin Gordon is a lawyer, journalist, novelist and writing teacher. She’s worked for years with high school seniors drafting personal statements and has reviewed hundreds of application essays. Students she’s worked with have been admitted to schools like UC Berkeley, Haverford, Boston College, Miami of Ohio, NYU, Northwestern and USC, among many others.

With many universities making tests optional and others no longer taking teacher recommendations, student-written personal statements and supplemental essays are more important than ever. This no-nonsense, practical guide will teach you how to write engaging, reader-friendly essays that highlight what makes you unique. This to-the-point book also provides actionable tips for making the process of writing admissions essays pain-free.

The practical tips in this book, drawn from Gordon’s more than 25 years as a journalist, empower students to write informative, engaging and reader-friendly essays.

What others say about Gordon’s essay-writing tips:

“Erin was my saving grace in the college process. I was working with another tutor on my college essays who wanted to rewrite my essay and change all of my ideas. I went to Erin and she helped me edit my essay without changing my voice. Because of her help I was able to submit essays that were authentic to my personality and I got into my top choice school. She is incredible!”

“Erin helped me boil down my writing to the strongest, tightest messaging possible.”

“I am so grateful to have had Erin on my ‘team’ during the college application process. I went to Erin with multiple ideas about essays I wanted to write; she spent time on each idea and helped me hone in on the ones that best represented me. She prompted me to be creative and thorough in my writing – without being too wordy. I’m beyond pleased with how my essays turned out and attribute the acceptance to my dream school in great part to her help.”