The college application essay / (Record no. 3821)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2012020258
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780874479874 (pbk.)
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International Standard Book Number 0874479878 (pbk.)
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Classification number LB2351.52.U6
Item number M277 2012
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 378.1/616
Edition information 23
092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC)
Classification number 378.1616
Item number M145c5
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name McGinty, Sarah Myers.
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The college application essay /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Sarah Myers McGinty.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 5th ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. College Board,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2012.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 161 p. ;
Dimensions 23 cm.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "The 25th- anniversary edition of this best-selling guide gives students simple strategies to maximize the opportunity to "tell us about yourself." Updated to reflect the experience college applicants face today, this book provides a clear path to an essay that says, "Pick me!""--
Assigning source Provided by publisher.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 1. How colleges read applications : Where it all began ; How colleges read essays ; Making choices ; Inside the admission office ; Your high school record ; Test scores ; Recommendations ; The interview ; The essay ; A few red flags ; Summary ; Toolbox: A timeline for application essays -- 2. You've done this before : The challenge of the college essay ; A new but familiar assignment ; The structure ; The style ; The subject ; The process ; Toolbox: A timeline for application essays -- 3. Writing an essay : What exactly is an essay? ; Prewriting ; Drafting ; Editing ; Understanding and avoiding plagiarism ; Reviewing the process ; Toolbox: More editing tips -- 4. What's the question? ; The common application ; The graded school paper ; Scholarship and program essays ; The SAT writing section essay ; Five key concepts about the application essay ; Toolbox: Cyber sense -- 5. What's the answer? ; Building an idea bank ; Looking at the common application questions ; Drafting ; A complete essay sample ; What's left to do? ; The common application's extracurricular/work paragraph ; The "why us?" question ; "Why us?" plus ; A word about length ; Summary ; Toolbox: The high-risk essay -- 6. A family affair : A process for parents ; Talking about the essay ; Final tips ; Conclusion ; Toolbox: Ten tips from survivor parents -- 7. A different story : If you are an American applying to American colleges from abroad ; If you are an international student applying to American colleges ; If English is not your first or best language ; If you are the first in your family to apply to college ; If you are headed back to school ; If you are a veteran applying at the end of your service ; If you are thinking of transferring ; A final word ; Toolbox: Start fast -- 8. Samples : Common application question 1 ; University of Michigan ; Common application question 3 ; Common application question 2 ; Johns Hopkins University ; Common application question 1 ; Pennsylvania State University ; Brown University ; Common application question 3 ; 500 words became 1,000 characters ; University of California ; Common application question 6 ; Barnard College ; Revising the extracurricular paragraph ; A final word: insist on yourself ; Toolbox: Quick fixes for procrastinators.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element College applications
Geographic subdivision United States.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Universities and colleges
Geographic subdivision United States
General subdivision Admission.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Exposition (Rhetoric)
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Essay
General subdivision Authorship.
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element STUDY AIDS / College Entrance.
Source of heading or term bisacsh
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-- $15.99
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-- 7/11/2013
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Cost, normal purchase price Total checkouts Full call number Barcode Copy number Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Odessa College Odessa College Stacks 07/11/2013 16.00   378.1616 M145C5 51994001679309 1 Books