Picture this. You are a college admissions officer. (Stop gagging, please; I’m trying to make a point.) You are sitting in your office, a pile of admissions essays in front of you. The eighty-third applicant has just told you that he is hard-working, scholarly and community-minded. You’re not entirely sure if he is the person […]
Graduate Writing: Taking Writing To A Higher Level
Both the academic and professional environments continue to grow more competitive with each passing year. As a result of this increased level of competition, a greater number of students are deciding to continue their education beyond the undergraduate level. This is all well and good, and these students should be commended for striving for the […]
Concept Papers: What They Are And How To Write Them?
What Concept Papers Are Concept papers are summaries of projects or issues that reflect the interests, experience and expertise of the writer or organization. Concept papers generally serve the purpose of providing in-depth discussion of a topic that the writer has a strong position on, usually with the intent of obtaining funding for that project […]
Writing A Thesis Paper Or Dissertation
The Purpose of a Thesis Paper A thesis paper is a thorough documentation of the sum of one’s professional education. Typically an exhaustive examination of a research question pertaining directly to one’s disciplinary focus, the thesis paper is designed to function as a bridge between the academic and the applicable. Also commonly referred to as a dissertation, […]
How To Use Transitions?
Transitions often given students trouble, perhaps because it is easy when writing to forget that connections between ideas that seem obvious to the writer may not be so obvious to a reader unfamiliar with the subject matter. Transitions act as guideposts that make it easy for the reader to follow the author’s train of thought. […]
How To Use Metaphors?
An excellent way to improve your creative writing is through the judicious use of metaphors. Most poems, for example, contain at least one metaphor, and many are nothing more than a single extended metaphor. They can also spice up prose fiction, too, by conveying abstract ideas in concrete language. Many metaphors depend heavily on symbolism. That […]
A Step-By-Step Guide To Conducting Efficient Essay Research
The idea of research is a foreign concept to many students, because although professors and teachers require you to include a given number of secondary sources when completing an essay, no one bothers to teach you what this research is supposed to accomplish, and how to go about doing it. This leaves many students wasting […]
How To Get Better Grades For Your Essays?
Many students believe that getting good grades on papers involves merely producing a quality essay that has good ideas and is well written. However, while this is undoubtedly very important, there are many other considerations which will determine what grade the paper actually receives. From the time you receive the assignment, through its completion, and […]
Creative Approaches To The Five-Paragraph Essay
Just the phrase “Five-Paragraph Essay” can induce coma in the most vivacious of students. Something about writing to a formula just crushes any sparks of enthusiasm that may be lurking beneath. But never fear. Even the driest of outlines have potential for creativity. Yes, you heard right. You, yes you, can enjoy writing your five-paragraph […]
How To Manage Group Projects?
For better or for worse, group projects are all the rage in education. They were designed to promote sharing of ideas and cooperative learning. But back to the real world. We all know what happens when the teacher assigns a group project. Either you manage to sign up to work with your friends, or you […]