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Write the perfect college application essay with this quick and essential guide. It may be the most important essay you'll ever write - so get it right! With candor, humor, and tons of tips, Crushing the Common App Essay leads you step by step through the entire process of crafting a killer college application essay. See how to brainstorm ideas, use easy-to-understand examples as a model, and read inspiring real-life admissions success stories. This concise and action-oriented guide is designed to motivate teens and get them moving forward. And parents who want to help without hovering will love it too!
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Julie Frank is a college application essay writing coach. Her students have received acceptances at Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Penn, Columbia, Brown, MIT, Georgetown, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Amherst, Northwestern, Vassar, Michigan, NYU, and 100 more colleges and universities. With warmth, humor, and rigor, Julie guides students as they brainstorm ideas, craft a story, and reveal the unique value they will bring to their college campus, resulting in an authentic, meaningful, moving essay written in the student's own voice.When Julie recognized how many deserving teens don't have access to private coaching, she distilled her system into CRUSHING THE COMMON APP ESSAY: A Foolproof Guide to Getting into Your Top College (SparkNotes May 2018) . The book aims to teach all students how to present their best selves on the page and powerfully advocate for themselves in the college application process. Julie earned a BA in Humanities from UC Berkeley and an MFA in Screenwriting from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three children. She can be reached at julie@juliefrankcoaching.com.www.juliefrankcoaching.com
