The College Essay Guidebook: Writing a Powerful Story about Yourself - Couverture souple

Mandler, Dr. David

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ISBN 10 : 0999391909 ISBN 13 : 9780999391907

Editeur : Ergo Sum Press, 2017

Synopsis

In "The College Essay Guidebook," Dr. David Mandler provides some powerful tools that students can use to write a college admissions essay. This roadmap to self-discovery and effective writing includes the following: •A comprehensive program of writing discoveries designed to culminate in an outstanding college essay•A clear and concise explanatory section on grammar necessary for producing smooth prose and an essential checklist for revisions•Practical advice on the writing and admissions process provided by ten high school seniors admitted to selective colleges and from two admissions officers •Three college essays including analysis and writing prompts•An appendix with draft progressions from two students admitted to highly selective colleges.“David Mandler's The College Essay Guidebook is filled with good suggestions and carefully-curated sample essays. His indispensable collection of daily writing and revision exercises are open-ended enough to help writers of any skill level throughout every stage of the process. Through his humor, heart and choice of detail, Dr. Mandler models above all the type of presence that distinguishes the most effective essay from the rest.”--Eric Grossman, Assistant Principal, Stuyvesant High School

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Mandler earned his Bachelor’s degree in English and French from Brooklyn College (1996) and subsequently completed the M.A./Ph.D. program in English and American Literature at New York University (2005). He has since authored a number of scholarly articles as well as a critically acclaimed book entitled "Arminius Vambéry and the British Empire: Between East and West" (2016), which has also appeared in Hungarian translation. His other published writings include articles in "The Budapest Times," book reviews in "Hungarian Cultural Studies" and a short story called “The Loft” available on amazon.com. For a decade, Dr. Mandler taught English literature and writing courses at Touro College. He taught at The Baccalaureate Schools for Global Education for three years before joining the English Department at Stuyvesant High School in 2010. He lives with his wife and two young children in Brooklyn, New York.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ergo Sum Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0999391909
• ISBN 13: 9780999391907
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 104
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