College Admission Essentials
A Step-by-Step Guide to Showing Colleges Who You Are and What Matters to You
Work through brainstorming tools, essay guidance, interview advice, and links to online application resources.
- Themes
- College application preparation, College essay writing, Self-reflection and core values
Core Values Exercises
Come here for
- Core Values and Role and Identities exercises
- Guides to personal statements and supplemental essays
Expect
- Advice tailored to first-gen, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse students, veterans, and others
- Links to online tools, timelines, and real sample essays
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The college admission guide that helps you stand out by showing who you really are
Stressed about essays, activity lists, or interviews? College Admission Essentials is the complete system from Ethan Sawyer (Founder, CollegeEssayGuy.com) built on one idea proven across thousands of students: when you get clear on what matters to you, your writing gets clearer and your application gets stronger.
This isn't about spinning your resume.
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It's about discovering what matters most to you and expressing it clearly, powerfully, and persuasively.
Inside, you'll get access to:
- Step-by-step proven strategies from top counselors and admission experts
- Proven brainstorming tools like the Core Values and Role and Identities exercises
- Clear guides to writing outstanding personal statements and supplemental essays
- Advice tailored for all students: first-gen, LGTBQ+, neurodiverse, veterans, and more
- Links to 100+ online tools, timelines, and real sample essays
This book is designed to bring more ease, joy, and purpose to your college application process.
Publisher details
Publisher categories
- Academic Advising
- College Entrance Exams
- College Guides
- Authors
- Ethan Sawyer
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks
- Published
- Forthcoming
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Academic Advising