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All Posts Tagged With: "Writing College essays"

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The College Essay Word Count

Today I wanted to pass along some advice about college essays from Bruce Hammond, a former high school counselor and the co-author of numerous Fiske Guides, including one on writing college essays. I read his advice this week on a list serve for members of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. There has been [...]

11Oct2008 | Lynn | 3 comments | Continued
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