Tackling the College Paper
by Scott Grinsell, Nataly Kogan & the SHS Editors


Whether you wrote dozens of papers in high school or escaped without writing more than a few, acing your first few college papers will be a new and challenging experience. Check out some true and tested advice from fellow students and learn from their paper-writing experiences - and nightmares.

Check out our student-written articles below:

FORMULATING A STRONG THESIS

AVOIDING THE PASSIVE VOICE TRAP

GETTING OVER INTRODUCTION BLOCK

USING QUOTES EFFECTIVELY

TACKLING RESEARCH SOURCES

• Read a sample chapter! - DEVELOP A TOPIC AND A THESIS


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"This guide was so helpful because of its realistic approach. The author has personally experienced the pressures and stress of writing college papers and provides practical advice that I could actually follow."

Sophomore,
Middlebury College


"The overall layout of this guide is very useful. The organization lends itself to an easy read and the outline style helps the reader follow the sequence of points. I also really liked the emphasis on the things that are required of a student before actually writing the paper."

Sophomore,
University of Pennsylvania
 
"Quotes are like the evidence a lawyer presents to a judge. They are the only concrete things you have. You should use them to support your arguments."

Junior,
Cornell University


"Your thesis should make an analytical argument. That is, it should go beyond summary. To make sure this is the case, you should ask yourself whether someone could contend that your thesis is wrong. If so, you have succeeded in proposing an analytical argument."

Junior,
Columbia University
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