University Writing Center - Student Resources
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:
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)
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