下記、EducationUSA Weekly Update(No. 208 December 6 2010)より抜粋。
Advice: Writing College Application Essays
Seattle Times <http://bit.ly/i5LA9I>
November 23, 2010*
By Beth J. Harpaz – Associated Press
NEW YORK − With college application deadlines looming, the pressure is on　for high school seniors to write the perfect essay.
 
But what are schools really looking for? And what role should parents play when teens try to sum up their lives in a few hundred words?
 
Here are some insights from admissions officials at The Ohio State University and at Oberlin College, along with advice from the author of "Write Your College Essay In Less Than a Day."

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New Video: A Few Essays That Worked (And a Few That Didn't)
Jacques Steinberg, education correspondent for the New York Times, appears on the Today show to discuss what works in a college essay.
Watch Video:  http://nyti.ms/h9weEl

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