In the Space Provided: The College Application Essay.

McGinty, Sarah Myers

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ERIC Number: EJ502748

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Publication Date: 1995

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In the Space Provided: The College Application Essay.

McGinty, Sarah Myers

English Journal, v84 n3 p70-72 Mar 1995

Contends that there are specific reasons that most college application essays are poorly written. Explains what English teachers can do to change this situation. (HB)

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, English Instruction, Essay Tests, High Schools, Student Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Testing, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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