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College Essays |
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College Admissions and Graduate School Essay or Personal Statement |
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Writing a Great College Admissions Essay: Bring Your Writing to Life! You have anywhere from 150 to 1,000 words to convey outstanding aspects of your character and experience not visible in your grades, your test scores, your extracurricular pursuits. Distinguish yourself with a memorable essay that engages the reader from the first sentence, and shows intellectual vitality and creativity – qualities that will ensure you stand out from the crowd. In this tutorial you’ll learn writing strategies for a lifetime. We jumpstart the process with strategic exercises that help you identify and produce compelling, original material, including your strengths, passions, achievements, areas of leadership, academic areas of interest, possible career goals, unique experiences and challenges that you’ve overcome. We select relevant material and develop your essay. Outstanding essayists are often selected for merit-based scholarships.
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Blue Sage Writing Advisory Board |
| Sherry Mottl Smith, Glenview |
Former Artistic Director, Live Marketing, Inc.
Recent Director of Marketing & Business Development , Mottl & Smith Office Products |
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| Karen Sloan Keane, Wilmette |
Independent Clothing Rep, mother of four
Former Computer Analyst, Sears |
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| Susan Rosen Sternberg, Palatine |
Jewelry Design
Former Computer Analyst, Motorola; former Realtor, Prudential |
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| Jeff D. Merrell, Evanston |
Associate Director, Master's Program in Learning and Organizational Change, Northwestern University
M.S. Learning and Organizational Change, Northwestern University
MBA, Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School of Management |
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