How to Write Great Essays

Note:
For more information about resources to help you write a successful essay, read the
Resources at the end of this book.
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Resources
RESOURCES 
HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS
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any print and online references were mentioned throughout 
How to Write Great
Essays
. Here, you will find more specific sources of information, including online
help with text anxiety and many of the best grammar books in print.
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N F O R M AT I O N
SAT
Online
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www.collegeboard.com—information from the creator of the SAT
Print
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Because the SAT essay was given for the first time in 2004, be certain you use
only the latest editions of SAT preparation and information books.

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GED
Online
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www.gedonline.org—literacy’s site on how to prepare for the GED essay.
Print
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GED Exam Success in Only 6 Steps
(New York: LearningExpress, 2003).
REGENTS
Online
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www.gsu.edu/~wwwrtp/—State of Georgia Regent’s Site, with sample essay
test form, list of topics, and scoring information
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Search for specific information on your state’s test using your state name and
“Regents essay” as search terms.
COLLEGE APPLICATION
Online
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www.collegelink.com—This site’s services include college and scholarship
searches, test preparation, electronic college applications, and advice on pay-
ing for college. You can order either hard copies or Portable Document For-
mat (PDF) applications.
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www.xap.com—Almost 600 applications, scholarship and college searches,
career information, and a high school planner are found here. No general
information entry; each application must be filled out individually. Xap.com
also runs 29 mentor sites, most state-based, which also provide online applica-
tions, as well as a confidential way to communicate with a college in which
you may be interested. You may also transfer data from your applications
directly to the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) on the WEB
financial aid application.