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2. Application essay - Wikipedia

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   An admissions or application essay, sometimes also called a personal statement or a statement of purpose, is an essay or other written statement written by an applicant, often a prospective student applying to some college, university, or graduate school. The application essay is a common part of the university and college admissions process.

3. College admissions in the United States - Wikipedia

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   There was one report that essays were becoming more important as a way to judge a student's potential [124] and that essays have supplanted personal interviews as a primary way to evaluate a student's character. The Common Application requires that personal statements be 250 to 650 words in length. [125]

4. Introduction (writing) - Wikipedia

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   The readers can thus have an idea about the following text before they actually start reading it. The University of Toronto provides advice about how to write essays: [1] A good introduction should identify your topic, provide essential context, and indicate your particular focus in the essay. It also needs to engage your readers’ interest.

5. List of essayists - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of essayists—people notable for their essay-writing. Note: Birthplaces (as listed) do not always indicate nationality. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.

6. 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.

7. Fielding Graduate University - Wikipedia

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   Fielding Graduate University (previously Fielding Graduate Institute and The Fielding Institute) is a private graduate-level university in Santa Barbara, California. It offers postgraduate and doctoral studies mainly in psychology , education , and organizational studies , primarily through distance education programs.