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Brody's Guide to the College Admissions Essay
Brody's Guide to the College Admissions Essay is available at bookstores and at online retailers such as Amazon.com. The book was written by a college counselor and writer who has appeared on national television to discuss admissions-related issues, and a dean of law school admissions at a major university. It has been used in high schools and in after-school programs.
For those students who would benefit from professional help with their college admissions essays, we recommend EssayEdge.com, which has been praised by the Washington Post and the New York Times.
I. Know Your Audience
You probably know from your English classes or, better yet, as a matter of common sense, that a writer always writes for a particular audience. A VCR instruction manual is written in a different style than a romance novel, which is absolutely nothing like an economics textbook (hopefully).
The most important reason these styles of writing are different is that they serve different purposes and different audiences. The guy setting up his VCR just wants to know how to understand the process and get each step over with as quickly as possible. The romance reader is looking to escape into a fantasy world. The economics student is trying to understand a complex subject.
You’ll write the college essay for just one audience: the college admissions committee member. Who is this person who reads your essays and otherwise decides your fate? Well, that depends on where you’re applying.
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