대입 에세이 때문에 스트레스 받을 필요는 없다. 대학 상담사 Ethan Sawyer는 대입 에세이가 단 4가지 단계 밖에 없다는 것을 알려준다. 그리고 그 중 어떤 유형이 자신에게 적합한지는 아래 두 가지 질문을 보면 알 수 있다.

1. 인생에서 중요한 도전을 경험한 적이 있습니까?

2. 미래에 무엇이 되고 싶거나 혹은 하고 싶은지 알고 있나요?

이러한 질문들이 에세이를 위한 기본요소를 제공하며, Sawyer는 에세이 구조를 세우는 것에서부터 수정하기까지의 과정을 안내한다. 어떻게 하면 자랑 같아 보이지 않게 자신을 어필할 수 있을까? 그리고 어떻게 에세이에 깊이를 더할 수 있을까? 와 같은 질문에 답을 제시한다.

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Writing a college admission essay doesn't have to be stressful. College counselor Ethan Sawyer (aka The College Essay Guy) will show you that there are only four (really, four!) types of college admission essays. And all you have to do to figure out which type is best for you is answer two simple questions:

1. Have you experienced significant challenges in your life?
2. Do you know what you want to be or do in the future?

With these questions providing the building blocks for your essay, Sawyer guides you through the rest of the process, from choosing a structure to revising your essay, and answers the big questions that have probably been keeping you up at night: How do I brag in a way that doesn't sound like bragging? and How do I make my essay, like, deep?

College Essay Essentials will help you with:

• The best brainstorming exercises
• Choosing an essay structure
• The all-important editing and revisions
• Exercises and tools to help you get started or get unstuck
• College admission essay examples

Packed with tips, tricks, exercises, and sample essays from real students who got into their dream schools, College Essay Essentials is the only college essay guide to make this complicated process logical, simple, and (dare we say it?) a little bit fun. The perfect companion to The Fiske Guide To Colleges 2020/2021. For high school counselors and college admission coaches, this is an essential book to help walk your students through writing a stellar, authentic college essay.