The Better College Essay - Softcover

Elizabeth A. Stone

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1936035758 ISBN 13: 9781936035755

Publisher: Wintergreen Orchard House, 2014

Synopsis

In the Better College Essay, Dr. Elizabeth Stone presents her strategies for helping students pen the best possible essays by prodding and encouraging them to dig deeply and think broadly. Collections of sample essays written by students admitted to elite colleges abound, but Dr. Stone explores the actual process through which students --with the help of mentors--can craft essays that will help them gain admission to the schools best suited to their ambitions and academic strengths. With before-and-after examples that demonstrate Dr. Stone's insights and advice, The Better College Essay outlines a course of action for adults to mentor and guide students to write essays that will help them fit in and stand out--and ultimately lead to a successful college experience. Foreword by Douglas L. Christiansen, PhD, Vice Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admissions at Vanderbilt University.

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About the Author

ELIZABETH A STONE PhD began her career in the study of adolescence as a research psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. For many years she taught Child and Adolescent Development at San Jose State University and San Francisco State University and was a Visting Scholar in Language, Literacy, and Culture at Stanford University. She taught in the Certificate Program in College Admissions and Career Planning at the University of California, Berkeley Extension, and is Executive Director of Campanile, guiding US and international students of all abilities through the college admission process. She lives in San Mateo, CA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wintergreen Orchard House
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1936035758
• ISBN 13: 9781936035755
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 138