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Essay Boot Camp (Downloadable Version)
By Ben Kaplan
   

Version 2.0 (Nov. 2007)
Price: $29.95

Format: Electronic Guide (Adobe PDF file)

Availability: Immediate electronic download.
 

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NOTE: The downloadable version of this product contains the guidebook only. Due to technical constraints, the downloadable version does not include the special worksheets, bonus audio, and enhanced user interface included on the CD-ROM version.

 

 

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Other Available Formats: CD-ROM

   
   

About the Guide

According to Ben Kaplan, the Scholarship Coach, the process of writing scholarship and college essays can be straightforward, pain-free, and even fun. No kidding! For students and parents who need to get up to speed fast on effective essay-writing techniques, this guide is the ultimate kick-start.

Essay Boot Camp is a first of its kind training program filled with practical tips and action steps students and parents can employ today to compose winning essays. This action-packed guide begins by revealing the ten most frequently committed essay mistakes students make, and shows eager scholarship seekers and college applicants how to fix each of them with a few strokes of the pen.

After further showcasing the seven ways to make scholarship essays shine, the guide delves into an under-the-lens analysis of Kaplan’s own annual scholarship contest—revealing, for the first time, precisely why the judging panel picked certain essays, while tossing others aside. In addition to providing tips and tricks for turning scholarship essays in scholarship dollars, the guide provides students with profiles of America’s top scholarships essay contests and parcels out sample winning entries, judges’ and winners’ commentary, and some fun surprises along the way. The guide also features examples of helpful activities parents and students can work on together to create, edit, and organize their work.

For students who think that they don’t have the time to explore scholarship essay contests or the skills to compose a winning masterpiece, this is the guide that will help you cultivate your ideas, compose your first draft, and refine it into a winning essay.

   
   


Special Features

In this high-impact guide, Ben Kaplan helps those students and families who want a competitive edge in the art of writing a successful scholarship essay. The first release in the College Cash Construction Set™ series, Essay Boot Camp trims the fat off of those bulky “how to” guides and reveals the essentials of a successful essay for students and families who don't have time to waste. So whether you are new to the scholarship game (or are simply a little out of shape!) this guide will give you the drive and direction you need.

This brand-new edition of the guide has been enhanced to include:

  • Easy-to-Use Interface: Our new user-friendly computer interface helps you navigate the CD-ROM's many features quickly and easily.
  • Helpful Forms and Worksheets: Print out these groundbreaking worksheets and use them to help you brainstorm essay ideas and organize your essay content.
  • Bonus Audio Tracks: Listen to critical advice from Ben Kaplan on what it takes compose a winning scholarship or college essay.

   
   

From Ben Kaplan's Mailbag

"Ben Kaplan's new guide has helped me improve my essay-writing skills 100 percent! Thank you, Ben!"

—Jarrod Karnofski, student

"I have received over $35,000 in scholarships…. I will be the first person in my entire family to attend a university and your guidance has truly been a stepping stone."
—Rebecca C, San Diego, CA

   
   

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