Hitting the Word Limit on Your College Admissions Essay: How to Expand Scenes and Add Detail
Space comes at a premium in college essays. In just a few hundred words at most, you have to sketch
October 11, 2021
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Over the Word Limit on Your College Admissions Essay? Here’s How to Condense and Refine
Condensing is an important part of the college essay process. Most essays start around 100, 200, or even 300 or
September 16, 2021
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Expert Tips for Bringing Memories to Life in Your Writing
In the following Q&A, Write the World’s Mary Cronin gains insight into how to write compelling memoirs from award-winning writer Julie
July 16, 2021
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How to Take Your College Admissions Essay to the Next Level: Time Jumps
Do the events in your personal narrative unfold chronologically (in the order in which they happened)? Or do they jump
June 30, 2021
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Energize Your College Admissions Essay with Active Verbs
Verbs, aka action words, have the power to imbue your writing with energy, and even create a sense of mood.
June 30, 2021
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Revise Your Way To a Successful College Admissions Essay: Top 3 Elements to Include
Most nonfiction writing—and most college essays!—have three main writing styles that are woven together into a narrative: scene, summary, and
June 29, 2021
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