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emilyreads15's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
Had to read this for AP Lang to help me write my college essay. Honestly it wasn’t too boring and the chapters were pretty short and easy. It was fairly helpful but also I did not ENJOY reading it or any book like this ever. So I’m not gonna bother rating it.
Definitely recommend though if u need help writing a college essay but I think almost all my friends on here have already done that 😭
Definitely recommend though if u need help writing a college essay but I think almost all my friends on here have already done that 😭
shamsi's review against another edition
4.0
tbh
surprisingly funny and enjoyable to get through. i should not be reading a book about college essays in february
surprisingly funny and enjoyable to get through. i should not be reading a book about college essays in february
bookjerm's review
4.0
This book was loaned to me by a friend who proclaimed it to be the definitive source on essay writing. I am by no means applying for college -- those days are far behind me.
Though this book is obviously written with the college bound student in mind, there were some universal advice and insight on essay writing that I found absolutely wonderful. I really enjoyed this book, especially the chapter on re-writing. I recommend this book for essay writers and students alike.
Though this book is obviously written with the college bound student in mind, there were some universal advice and insight on essay writing that I found absolutely wonderful. I really enjoyed this book, especially the chapter on re-writing. I recommend this book for essay writers and students alike.
lauraguo's review against another edition
3.0
my mom bought this for me and i saw it was pretty short so i picked it up cuz why not? turned out to be pretty much what you'd expect, but i found the sections on brainstorming ideas and the example essays to be somewhat helpful. mostly, this book reminded me of what i should be aware of when writing and revising my own essays. not terrible, not groundbreaking.
appreeshation's review against another edition
5.0
realizing i’m kind of revealing my age (or am i…..) but. ah. well. sacrifices we make for great books
this was so sooo good. like one of the only things throughout the entire college application process that didn’t make me feel like a garbage can of stress, worry, and uselessness
mr bauld’s voice really shines through this like incredibly so it’s wonderful and full of humour and with that ofc i would trust him with my college essay, the one thing that needs to have my voice present. his lighthearted disparaging of the entire application process and the selectiveness of the ivy leagues and ivy-adjacent is so soothing and a balm to my soul.
this unfortunately took a while for me to get through only because i am so so busy and applying to college is truly a part time job (on top of my ACTUAL part time job) but i am so glad i finished this instead of simply it wasting space in every bag i carry everywhere.
but like truly this is full of GREAT information, especially for starting like earlier than senior year, and has so much personality that it didn’t even feel like a chore to get through, as most self-help (which this is like. adjacent to) are.
also also i am citing this as the inspiration that i had been needing for days and days behind the very last sentence of my [REDACTED] (one of my many many superstitious dont worry abt that)
overall, this book made me want a mr harry bauld as my teacher so thank you to him for writing this book and also to a matthew iwon’trevealhislastname for recommending this to me <3
this was so sooo good. like one of the only things throughout the entire college application process that didn’t make me feel like a garbage can of stress, worry, and uselessness
mr bauld’s voice really shines through this like incredibly so it’s wonderful and full of humour and with that ofc i would trust him with my college essay, the one thing that needs to have my voice present. his lighthearted disparaging of the entire application process and the selectiveness of the ivy leagues and ivy-adjacent is so soothing and a balm to my soul.
this unfortunately took a while for me to get through only because i am so so busy and applying to college is truly a part time job (on top of my ACTUAL part time job) but i am so glad i finished this instead of simply it wasting space in every bag i carry everywhere.
but like truly this is full of GREAT information, especially for starting like earlier than senior year, and has so much personality that it didn’t even feel like a chore to get through, as most self-help (which this is like. adjacent to) are.
also also i am citing this as the inspiration that i had been needing for days and days behind the very last sentence of my [REDACTED] (one of my many many superstitious dont worry abt that)
overall, this book made me want a mr harry bauld as my teacher so thank you to him for writing this book and also to a matthew iwon’trevealhislastname for recommending this to me <3
sarahtissh's review against another edition
3.0
This book was not extremely boring, it was actually somewhat interesting. But it was pretty dry and not exactly what I wanted to be reading. I had to read this for my AP English Lang class. Informative, but not really entertaining.
sjessup26's review against another edition
3.0
This book was not extremely boring, it was actually somewhat interesting. But it was pretty dry and not exactly what I wanted to be reading. I had to read this for my AP English Lang class. Informative, but not really entertaining.
littlebutton's review against another edition
4.0
This book absolutely got me through writing admission essays back in 2013. I adored it. I took every word written in it as gospel truth. And hey, I even got into most of the schools I applied to.
ynbvu's review against another edition
4.0
Super helpful! I rarely take pleasure in reading guides (and I can't say that this book was absolutely riveting), but even the explanations of the author are witty and entertaining.