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The text below is excerpted from 10 Things You Gotta Know About Choosing a College and 10 Things You Gotta Know About College Application Essays. Both are available now at Barnes & Noble.
 
The College Search
1 The Basics of Choosing a College
2 The Elite Schools
3 The State Schools
4 Liberal Arts Schools
5 Two-Year Schools
6 Specialty Schools
7 Distance-Learning Schools
8 Ten Treasure Colleges
9 Making the Right Choice
The College Application Essay
1 What’s the Point?
2 The Admissions Committee, Demystified
3 Writing, Demystified
4 What Should I Write About?
5 Choosing Your Topic
6 Framing Your Essay
7 Writing the Rough Draft
8 Voice
9 Organization
10 Grammar and Punctuation
11 Final Edits
12 Sample Essays
 
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Your First Year
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Your Admissions Essay
The best way to figure out what doesn't work in your college admissions essay? Read it out loud.

Choosing a College
Listen to everyone's advice, but make your college decision for yourself.

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