<p>Check out [Concise</a> Advice: Jump-Starting Your College Admissions Essays (Second Edition)](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/dp/0974386723]Concise”>http://www.amazon.com/dp/0974386723) The website for the book (with a sample essay and a tip on how to start) is at [Jump</a> Start Your College Essays](<a href=“http://www.jumpstartessays.com%5DJump”>http://www.jumpstartessays.com)</p>
<p>Also check out the reviews on amazon.com for the book, and check out collegeconfidential’s review of it on CC: [Book</a> Review College Application Essays - Concise Advice: Jump-Starting Your College Admissions Essays](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_books/college-application-essays.htm]Book”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_books/college-application-essays.htm) Note that the link in the review is out-of-date and is to the first edition.</p>
<p>CC’s “Ask The Dean” had a column on essays recently: [College</a> Essay Tips for Ordinary Teenager - Ask The Dean](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/college-essay-tips-for-ordinary-teenager.htm]College”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/college-essay-tips-for-ordinary-teenager.htm)</p>