AdmissionHook College Essay Blog » Spotlight Essay Advice http://www.admissionhook.com/Blog What's your hook? Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:32:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Spotlight Essay Advice with Paul Brower, Associate Director of Admission at Nichols College http://www.admissionhook.com/Blog/68/spotlight-essay-advice-with-paul-brower-associate-director-of-admission-at-nichols-college/ http://www.admissionhook.com/Blog/68/spotlight-essay-advice-with-paul-brower-associate-director-of-admission-at-nichols-college/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:41:57 +0000 admin http://www.admissionhook.com/Blog/?p=68

In this video, James Maroney of www.admissionhook.com interviews Paul Brower, Associate Director of Admission at Nichols College, about the personal statement.  Paul gives examples of his favorite essays as well as some advice on what not to do when writing the college essay.

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In this video, James Maroney of AdmissionHook.com interviews Matt Beirne, Director of Admission at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University, about the college admission essay.  The cover tips on how to write the essay as well as some examples of Matt’s favorite essays over the past couple of years.

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In this interview James Maroney of AdmissionHook.com gets great tips from Bryan Gross, Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Admission at the University of Bridgeport, on how to write the college essay or personal statement.  They go over some essay topics to avoid and talk about how the essay fits in to the overall admission process.

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Mitchell College Essay Interview (Click to Watch on You Tube)
I recently visited the Mitchell College campus right on the water in the New London, CT, and had the opportunity to interview Kevin Mayne, Vice President of Enrollment Management. Here Kevin discusses with us Mitchell’s unique take on the essay.

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