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Essay Writing Tips
Sample Essays For:
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 :: Essay Writing ::
Lesson One:
Tackling the Question
- College
- Business School
- Law School
- Medical School
Lesson Two:
Brainstorming a Topic
- Brainstorming
- Selecting a Topic
Lesson Three:
Structure and Outline
- Example Essay Structures
- Sample Outline and Essay
- Short Essays
- Outline Worksheet
- Templates
Lesson Four:
Style and Tone
- Sentence Variety
- Word Choice
- Verb Tense
- Transitions
- Essay Clichés
Lesson Five:
Intros and Conclusions
- Introductions
- Conclusions
Lesson Six:
Editing and Revising
- What To Look For
- Real Essay Gaffes
- Final Steps



 

 


Lesson Six: Real Essay Gaffes (Funnies)
 


"Proofread! Have others proofread! Spell check! It’s stunning how many people have careless, even really obvious typos in their statements. It makes the applicant look sloppy, uninterested, unintelligent." - Admissions Officer

You would be amazed at the things that get written in admissions essays-even at the top schools. The following is a list of some of the funniest mistakes found by the admissions officers on our team. Remember that behind the hilarity of these errors lurks a serious message: always proofread your essays! Otherwise, you will get the same reaction that these other applicants did: “It makes you wonder if these kids care about their essays at all,” said one of our staff. “I never know whether to call it apathy or ignorance,” said another “but either way, the impression is not good.” Then again, at least they got a laugh!

· Mt. Elgon National Park is well known for its rich deposits of herds of elephants.

· I enjoyed my bondage with the family and especially with their mule, Jake.

· The book was very entertaining, even though it was about a dull subject, World War II.

· I would love to attend a college where the foundation was built upon women.

· The worst experience that I have probably ever had to go through emotionally was when other members of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and I went to Pennsylvania for their annual pigeon shooting.

· He was a modest man with an unbelievable ego.

· Scuba One members are volunteers, but that never stops them from trying to save someone’s life.

· Hemingway includes no modern terminology in A Farewell to Arms. This, of course, is due to that fact that it was not written recently.

· I am proud to be able to say that I have sustained from the use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco products.

· I’ve been a strong advocate of the abomination of drunk driving.

· If Homer’s primary view of mortal life could be expressed in a word it would be this: life is fleeting.

· Such things as divorces, separations, and annulments greatly reduce the need for adultery to be committed.

· It is rewarding to hear when some of these prisoners I have fought for are released, yet triumphant when others are executed.

· Playing the saxophone lets me develop technique and skill which will help me in the future, since I would like to become a doctor.

· However, many students would not be able to emerge from the same situation unscrewed.

· I look at each stage as a challenge, and an adventure, and as another experience on my step ladder of life.

· “Bare your cross,” something I have heard all my life.

· There was one man in particular who caught my attention. He was a tiny man with ridiculously features all of which, with the exception of his nose, seemed to drown in the mass of the delicate transparent pinkish flesh that cascaded from his forehead and flowed over the collar of his tuxedo and the edge of his bow tie.

· Take Wordsworth, for example; every one of his words is worth a hundred words.

· For almost all involved in these stories, premature burial has had a negative effect on their lives.

· I know that as we age, we tend to forget the bricklayers of our lives.

· I would like to see my own ignorance wither into enlightenment.

· Another activity I take personally is my church Youth Group.

· The outdoors is two dimensional, challenging my physical and mental capabilities.

· Going to school in your wonderfully gothic setting would be an exciting challenge.

· My mother worked hard to provide me with whatever I needed in my life, a good home, a fairly stale family and a wonderful education.

· I hope to provide in turn, a self motivated, confident, and capable individual to add to the reputation of Vasser University whose name stands up for itself. [Note: the correct spelling is Vassar].

· Filled with Victorian furniture and beautiful antique fixtures, even at that age I was amazed.

· They eagerly and happily took our bags, welcomed us in English, and quickly drove us out of the airport.

· Do I shake the hand that has always bitten me?

· In the spring, people were literally exploding outside.

· Freedom of speech is the ointment which sets us free.

· I first was exposed through a friend who attends [school].

· As an extra, we even saw Elizabeth Taylor’s home, which had a bridge attaching it to the hoe across the street.

· Under Activities: Volunteer (Retarded totor)

· Name of Activity: Cook and serve homeless

· On a transcript: AP Engllish

· Misspelled abbreviation on another transcript: COMP CRAP (computer graphics)

· Handwritten on an interview form under Academic Interests: Writting.

Continue to Final Steps

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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