The Essay for Entry: Writing as an Admission Criterion.

Carson, Julie

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Publication Date: 1987

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The Essay for Entry: Writing as an Admission Criterion.

Carson, Julie

Journal of Education for Business, v62 n5 p227-29 Feb 1987

A study of writing samples and communications course grades of 477 applicants to a quantitatively based undergraduate school of management revealed that students were generally deficient in writing skills. Specific deficiencies included (1) failure to analyze audience or purpose, (2) lack of content, and (3) lack of organization. (CH)

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Business Communication, Business Education, Coherence, Communication Skills, Essays, Postsecondary Education, Writing Evaluation, Writing Improvement

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Language: English

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