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Guides for Writing Application Essays

University Writing Center - Student Resources

  • Graduate Applications & Writing
    • Guidelines for Writing Your Personal Statement
    • Writing Personal Statements

The following books focus on various types of essays and cover letters, but much of the guidance provided may be useful for other applications as well.

See also Resumes, Cover Letters & Interviews

Search the UCF Library Catalog for other books on college admissions essays, including:

Grammar & Writing

UCF University Writing Center provides helpful handouts on grammar and punctuation, including: avoiding sexist language, bare minimum grammar, dashes & parentheses, five uncommonly serious mistakes, five easy comma rules, how to choose articles, the known-new contract, mastering prepositions, the paramedic method, passive voice Q&A, punctuation hierarchies & sentence patterns, and the semi-colon

InfoWrite (Gale Cengage Learning)
(NOTE: The UCF Library provides access to many InfoTrac databases)

  • Research and the Research Paper
  • Grammar
  • The Writing Process
  • Special Kinds of Writing
  • Modes of Expression
  • Critical Thinking

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