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Introduction Over the years, our editors have seen some amazing stories become dreadfully boring and some ridiculously dry topics transform into an exciting read. The culprit (or hero): writing style. Witness the advice of some admissions officers: Use a conversational style and easy-to-understand language to project a genuine, relaxed image. Make sure that your essay is readable. Don’t make us work. Give your essay momentum–make sure that the parts work together and move to a point, carrying the reader along. Don’t bore us. More often it is the monotonous style, and not the subject matter, that makes these essays dull. A large majority of the corrections made by our editors fall into one of five categories below. If you weren’t paying attention in English class, here’s a refresher: Select One: Sentence Variety Word Choice Verb Tense Transitions Essay Clichés Back to: Writing the Best College Essay
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Over the years, our editors have seen some amazing stories become dreadfully boring and some ridiculously dry topics transform into an exciting read. The culprit (or hero): writing style. Witness the advice of some admissions officers:
Use a conversational style and easy-to-understand language to project a genuine, relaxed image.
Make sure that your essay is readable. Don’t make us work. Give your essay momentum–make sure that the parts work together and move to a point, carrying the reader along.
Don’t bore us. More often it is the monotonous style, and not the subject matter, that makes these essays dull.
A large majority of the corrections made by our editors fall into one of five categories below. If you weren’t paying attention in English class, here’s a refresher:
Select One:
Sentence Variety Word Choice Verb Tense Transitions Essay Clichés
Back to: Writing the Best College Essay
Sentence Variety
Word Choice
Verb Tense
Transitions
Essay Clichés
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Lesson Six: Editing and Revising
- Lesson Six: Editing and Revising
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Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Current Events This Week: January 2023
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Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
- Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
- The Twelve Dancing Princesses
- Current Events This Week: January 2023
- African Americans by the Numbers
- Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
- The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
