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The #1 resource for writing an amazing college essay to help get into your dream school!

Unlock the key to college admission success with College Essay Essentials, a comprehensive and invaluable resource designed to empower students in their essay-writing journey. Packed with expert guidance and practical tips, this must-have book is tailored specifically for high school seniors, transfer students, and aspiring college applicants.

In College Essay Essentials, Ethan Sawyer, a renowned college essay advisor and expert, shares his proven strategies and insider knowledge to help you navigate the daunting task of crafting compelling essays that stand out from the competition. With an unwavering focus on authenticity, creativity, and effective storytelling, Sawyer empowers you to create impactful narratives that captivate admissions officers.

Writing a college admission essay doesn't have to be stressful. Sawyer (aka The College Essay Guy) will show you that there are only four (really, four!) types of college admission essays. And all you have to do to figure out which type is best for you is answer two simple questions:

1. Have you experienced significant challenges in your life?

2. Do you know what you want to be or do in the future?

With these questions providing the building blocks for your essay, Sawyer guides you through the rest of the process, from choosing a structure to revising your essay, and answers the big questions that have probably been keeping you up at night: How do I brag in a way that doesn't sound like bragging? and How do I make my essay, like, deep?

College Essay Essentials will help you with:

The best brainstorming exercisesChoosing an essay structureThe all-important editing and revisionsExercises and tools to help you get started or get unstuckCollege admission essay examples

Don't let the essay-writing process intimidate you. Grab your copy of College Essay Essentials today and embark on a transformative journey toward college admission success!

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sourcebooks; 1st edition (July 1, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 149263512X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1492635123
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 10 - 12
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.64 x 8.25 inches
Reviewer: SC
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A better college essay guide!
Review: Using a fresh approach based on years of experience, Ethan Sawyer has written an explicit how-to guide for any student or college counselor who wants to learn the craft of writing a self-narrative - - in the context of the college application. He begins by helping the writer choose a framework based on life experience, personal values and possible career goals. Next, he includes a variety of cogent tips on how to begin, revise and conclude an essay, as well as trouble-shooting strategies for struggling students and advanced techniques for students who want to take their essays to a higher level. Throughout, Ethan includes sample essays, with line-by-line comments, to illustrate his points. I can speak to the efficacy of his approach -- I'm a college consultant who has been using his techniques for more than three years with my own students! As a frequent participant in many of Ethan's classes, workshops and webinars over the years, I was not certain I also needed this book... But after reading it from cover to cover, I am thrilled to highly recommend it - - the cohesive format, additional source material and nuanced guidance from Ethan will help me give my students even greater insight to writing a successful college admission essay!

Reviewer: Passaic Girl
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The College Essay Guys Nails It!!
Review: I started using some of Ethan's methods to help students get started on their essays a couple of years ago based on some of the content on his website and a seminar I attended, given by Ethan. I found that Ethan's suggested steps to writing great essays essential. I was finally able to effectively help students begin to extract "their stories" from deep within them. These were to be some of the best brainstorming exercises I ever used for essay writing! Even the students were pleasantly surprised what they came up with. The book adds even more structure and suggestions. I will be utilizing Ethan's book to help all my students tell their stories in their college essays. So glad I found him, his body of work is not only a great resource, but he is committed to helping students.

Reviewer: John W Keller
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent
Review: This is one terrific college essay book. Read it cover to cover and you're almost assured of getting into the college of your choice.

Reviewer: G. I. N.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Useful book
Review: Writer also has a YouTube channel

Reviewer: barbara
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Book
Review: Trying to help a person with quality writing skills

Reviewer: Athena
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: For Basic only
Review: So I found the author also a youtuber, while his YouTube videos are super helpful these writing tips of this book is very basic. If you are a high school student who has strong writing skills this book will disappoint you on so many levels. I couldn't find a single helpful tip from this book bc it's like English 9th grade.I also said this bc I'm naturally a good writer and understand how to write college essays after reading lot of successful essays from students got admitted to Ivies league. I rec the havard 50 essays students who got in more. That book have tons of metaphor, ideas, and flows.If you plan to purchase this book I think u should be under 17, never take AP Lamg before (or failed) to read this. Bc lot of info in this book is common knowledge

Reviewer: Theresa T.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Impressive aid
Review: This author helps to pull inner thoughts of an experience and express one’s personality in an intriguing way. I loved this resource for my seventeen year old son, who does not want to take the time to think about metaphors when describing himself and his actions.

Reviewer: R. Silverbush Vogelsang
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Buy this book!
Review: I bought this book for my son, who is a rising senior and who is starting to craft his Common App essay (and then the other essays) and to fill out his college applications. He was very anxious, not knowing where to begin. This book is so clear, is full of great exercises to help college applicants from all backgrounds and with all manner of life experiences write from their hearts with confidence and craft essays that are excellent in both structure and content. My son's stress level has subsided considerably, and he's even having a good time. I'm so grateful to Mr. Sawyer.

Reviewer: Ajay Tyagi
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Good product, timely delivery.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Dear EthanCollege Essay Essentials is an amazing book and a beautiful endeavour from your end. There are so many aspects to wrtiting College Application Essays- and you have demystified all of them. Reading from Page 1 till the end, and taking a break in between, was a task! Just to tell yo, have kept a notebook with all my side notes which will help me and our students while working with them.Although we are an International School from Mumbai, can or students sign up for your workshops? Each year we have a graduating Class size of almost 110 students, around 80% move to USA.Look forward to hearing from youA big thank you once again,Priya Gupta

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This book contains all the information needed to write a comprehensive College Application Essay. I recommend this to all of my friends here.All the best!!

Reviewer: siddharth chawla
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Not at all for graduates...but still earned a three star to giving me my kinda epiphany.