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  2. Application essay - Wikipedia

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    The objective of this essay is to assess the applicant's writing skills, critical thinking, and ability to articulate their thoughts coherently. Some applications may require one or more essays to be completed, while others make essays optional or supplementary. Essay topics range from very specific to open-ended.

  3. Hugh Gallagher (humorist) - Wikipedia

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    The essay starts with "I am a dynamic figure", and contains many humorous, hyperbolic statements of his accomplishments, ending with the line, "But I have not yet gone to college. " The essay, which he did apparently submit to some colleges, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] has become an urban legend among high school students undergoing the college admissions process.

  4. College admissions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Counselors do not complete interviews, write essays, or arrange college visits. [22] Most counselors have responsibility for helping many students and, as a result, it is difficult for them to provide individualized help to a particular student; one estimate was that the average ratio for all high schools of students to counselors was 460 to 1 ...

  5. Wikipedia:Essays - Wikipedia

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    Avoid "quoting" essays as though they are policy—including this explanatory supplement page. Essays, information pages and template documentation pages can be written without much—if any—debate, as opposed to Wikipedia policies that have been thoroughly vetted by the community (see WP:Local consensus for details).

  6. First-year composition - Wikipedia

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    First-year composition (sometimes known as first-year writing, freshman composition or freshman writing) is an introductory core curriculum writing course in US colleges and universities. This course focuses on improving students' abilities to write in a university setting and introduces students to writing practices in the disciplines and ...

  7. Wikipedia:Essay directory - Wikipedia

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    Avoid writing redundant essayswhy it is a good idea to check if similar essays already exist before creating new ones. Difference between policies, guidelines and essays – what the community chooses to call a "policy" or a "guideline" or an "essay" .

  8. The Adding Machine: Collected Essays - Wikipedia

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    The subject matter of the essays featured in this book vary widely; the pieces were written over a period of three decades. Topics include discussions about colleagues such as Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, as well as essays on other writers who influenced Burroughs such as Ernest Hemingway, Joseph Conrad and Samuel Beckett. Also included are ...

  9. Wikipedia:Wikipedia essays - Wikipedia

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    A Wikipedia essay may be written by anyone. Before creating an essay, it is a good idea to check if similar essays already exist. Check the "see also" section of relevant guidelines and related essays, or perform a search of Help and Project pages.