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ERIC Number: EJ502748
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
In the Space Provided: The College Application Essay.
McGinty, Sarah Myers
English Journal, v84 n3 p70-72 Mar 1995
Contends that there are specific reasons that most college application essays are poorly written. Explains what English teachers can do to change this situation. (HB)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, English Instruction, Essay Tests, High Schools, Student Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Testing, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: English Teachers; Literature Instruction
Note: Special issue: Multicultural Literature.