This is the most comprehensive admissions essay help course on the Internet. Each of the lessons should help you with a different aspect of the essay-writing process.

Lesson One: Tackling the Question

Question-specific strategies and samples of various types of questions with comments by admissions officers:

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Lesson Two: Brainstorming and Selecting an Essay Topic

Brainstorming Topic Selection: Do's and don'ts with comments by experienced admissions officers

Lesson Three: Structure and Outline

Descriptions and Examples of Five Popular Essay Structures Sample Outline and Essay

Strategies and Examples of Short Essays Templates: A cure for severe writer's block

Lesson Four: Style and Tone

Sentence Variety Word Choice: Common pitfalls Transitions: Improving flow Verbs: Active voice vs. Passive voice

Active or Passive? Verb Quiz Making Sentences Active Voice, an Exercise

Essay Cliches: Top 10 essay cliches

Lesson Five: Introductions and Conclusions

Descriptions, Examples, and Critiques of Nine Popular Styles of Introduction

Conclusions: Do's and Don'ts

Lesson Six: Editing and Revising

Common Flaws

Editing Checklist

Actual Essay Gaffes (funny)

Final Steps