The Naked College Essay: Writing the True You

The Naked College Essay looks beneath the six prompts on the Common Application and helps you explore the deeper question: Who are you? This book “reverse engineers” the Common Application and other college essay questions by beginning the writing process with your most original and unforgettable material. After decades of experience coaching students with their college essays, and seeing many gain admission and win scholarships to top universities, I learned their strongest material drew from the key memories of their lives. This book will give you the writing techniques you need to write a compelling and unforgettable college essay. In the process, you will discover something even more valuable: the story of the true you.