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Inside look at why some students aren't accepted at college. Key problem: the admission essay.
F-Bombs and 'Jorts': Craziest Reasons Kids Were Not Accepted into College In the toughest college admission season on record, acceptance rates plummeted at many schools, including the Ivy League. Kristina Dell explores some of the arbitrary and whimsical reasons that applicants were rejected.
04/03/2011
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The late Frank McCourt used to teach English & creative writing in New York public schools. He sometimes asked students what they had for breakfast. A surprising number of them couldn't remember. These are the details of your lives, he would tell them. You must remember them. Wise words. If you don't remember your own life, how will you be able to create a life for the characters in your writing?
And remember: Whenever you write - don't forget your sense of humor.
Tongue-in-cheek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tongue-in-cheek is a phrase used as a figure of speech to imply that a statement or other production is ironically intended and it should not be taken at face value. The facial expression typically indicates that one is joking or making a mental effort.[1] In the past, it may also have indicated con
WRITING 101 - A dozen steps to better writing:
Rule 12: And don't start a sentence with a conjunction.
WRITING 101 - A dozen steps to better writing:
Rule 11: If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
WRITING 101 - A dozen steps to better writing:
Rule 10: If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing.
WRITING 101 - A dozen steps to better writing:
Rule 9: Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.
WRITING 101 - A dozen steps to better writing:
Rule 8: Who needs rhetorical questions?
WRITING 101 - A dozen steps to better writing:
Rule 7: One word sentences? Eliminate.
WRITING 101 - A dozen steps to better writing:
Rule 6: Be more or less specific.
WRITING 101 - A dozen steps to better writing:
Rule 5: Comparisons are as bad as cliches.