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968592
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b722962
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Real essays for college grad school /\ Anne McKinney, editor.
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Fayetteville, NC :: Prep Pub.,, ©2000.
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Real-resumes series
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1 online resource (xi, 179 pages) :: illustrations.
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1885288522
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: 9781885288523
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| Contents
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Table of Contents; Introduction; PART ONE: USING THE INTERNET; PART TWO: LAW SCHOOL ESSAYS AND PERSONAL STATEMENTS; Personal statement and biographical sketch; What is your professional orientation?; Personal statement of Michael McHale: What is your professional orientation?; Why should you be selected to attend law school?; Develop a summary of the overall goal you have for your life; Special factors affecting my undergraduate education.
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Indicate your greatest strengths and abilities and describe their relationship to your goalsWhat would you consider your weaknesses to be?; Why are you committed to the study of law?; Summarize the most significant experiences and achievements of your professional life; What professional goals would you like to achieve during your lifetime?; Personal statement of Alex Whein; What are the special factors affecting your undergraduate education?; What do you have to offer our program?; What attracts you to the study of law?; What do you expect to obtain from your academic experiences?
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Personal statement of Kathryn DiangeloWhat are your teaching philosophies and beliefs?; If you were to obtain a PH. D. in Educational Administration, what would be the key issues facing public education which you would address?; Describe your teaching philosophy and the views you would espouse as the leader of a school system once you earned a PH. D; If you were elected superintendent of the year, what would your message be?; Describe your work and accomplishments in a program of significance with public schools; Why do you want to pursue a doctorate?
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Review your responses and state any additional information that might help to give an accurate picture of your personal, spiritual, academic, and professional goalsDo you feel that undergraduate GPA is a good indicator of an individual's capacity for intense study?; What have been your greatest blessings and obstacles?; Describe how your professional life has prepared you for the study of law; Do you feel there is a correlation between undergraduate GPA and success in advanced studies?; Why are you attracted to the Ohio State School of Law?; Is your GPA an adequate reflection of your ability?
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What skills do you possess that make you most suited to the study of law?PART THREE: MASTER'S DEGREE AND PH. D. PROGRAMS ESSAYS AND PERSONAL STATEMENTS; The University of Vermont Statement of Purpose; Describe the most significant influencing factors in your life and discuss your greatest contributions; Describe your commitment to community; Tell us about your personal beliefs; Describe your personal teaching style; What do you think are the major issues facing public education?; How would you improve the teaching profession?; What do you feel is the best form of accountability?
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Reviews and ExcerptsWhen you are applying to college or grad school, the essays you are asked to write can count up to 60% in admissions decisions and can influence scholarship offers. This book provides real essays to use as samples, and the book contains real essays used by real people to get into law school, business school, Ph. D. programs, colleges including the Ivy League, as well as graduate schools of all types. Learn the proven techniques used by professional writers in developing essays that give admissions committes what they are looking for. "A picture is worth a thousand words" and.
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College applications-- United States.
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Exposition (Rhetoric)
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Universities and colleges-- United States-- Admission.
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Universities and colleges-- United States-- Graduate work-- Admission.
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College applications.
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EDUCATION-- Higher.
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Education.
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Exposition (Rhetoric)
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Social Sciences.
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Theory Practice of Education.
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Universities and colleges-- Admission.
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Universities and colleges-- Graduate work-- Admission.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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378.1/616
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LB2351.52.U6R42 2000eb
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McKinney, Anne,1948-
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Actual essays to increase your chances for admission and scholarships!
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