College Admissions Essay Writing: Critical Essay papers

After editing tens of thousands of college admissions essays for applicants, we created the ultimate course for students seeking an extra edge in the ultra-competitive college and graduate school application process.

The course contains six lessons and over 100 pages of content. Each of the lessons should help you with a different portion of the college admissions essay.

Lesson One: Tackling the Question

Question-specific strategies and samples of various types of questions with comments by admissions officers.

Lesson Two: Brainstorming and Selecting an Essay Topic

Brainstorming workshee

Selecting a Topic: Do's and don'ts with comments by experienced admissions officers

Lesson Three: Structure and Outline

Descriptions and examples of five popular essay structures
Sample outline and essay
Strategies for short essays

Lesson Four: Style and Tone

Sentence variety with exercise
Word choice: Common pitfalls
Transitions: Improving flow
Verbs: Active voice vs. Passive voice
Essay clichés: Top 10 essay clichés

Lesson Five: Introductions and Conclusions

• Descriptions, examples, and critiques of nine popular styles of introduction
• Conclusions: Do's and don'ts

Lesson Six: Editing and Revising

• Paying attention to substance, structure, interest, and proofreading
• Actual essay gaffes (funny)
• Final steps