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    Application Essay Writing
  Chapter 1: Essay Writing 101  
  Chapter 2: Tackling the Question  
  Chapter 3: Brainstorming a topic  
  Chapter 4: Structure and Outline  
  Chapter 5: Style and Tone  
       Sentence Variety  
       Word Choices  
       Verb Tense  
       Transitions  
       Essay Cliches  
  Chapter 6: Intro and Conclusion  
  Chapter 7: Editing and Revising  
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Chapter 5: Style and Tone
 
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Over the years, our editors have seen some amazing stories become dreadfully boring and some ridiculously dry topics transform into an exciting read. The culprit (or hero): writing style. Witness the advice of some admissions officers:

Use a conversational style and easy-to-understand language to project a genuine, relaxed image.

Make sure that your essay is readable. Don’t make us work. Give your essay momentum-make sure that the parts work together and move to a point, carrying the reader along.

Don’t bore us. More often it is the monotonous style, and not the subject matter, that makes these essays dull.

A large majority of the corrections made by our editors fall into one of five categories: sentence variety, word choice, verb tense, transitions and essay clichés. If you weren’t paying attention in English class, here’s a refresher…

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From ESSAYS THAT WILL GET YOU INTO COLLEGE, by Amy Burnham, Daniel Kaufman, and Chris Dowhan.
Copyright 1998 by Dan Kaufman.  Reprinted by arrangement with Barron's Educational Series, Inc.




4. Structure and Outline

Sentence Variety