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Nailed It!
Nailed It!: Quetzal Mama's Toolkit for Extraordinary College Essays | Roxanne Ocampo
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Students get one shot to tell their story to the admissions readers. Will the student nail it? Or, will the essay be like the majority of essays filtered through admissions: uninspiring, boring, and lackluster? Unfortunately, many students approach their essays unsuccessfully by underselling their story, failing to notice common errors, or missing the mark altogether. Not anymore. In this one-of-a-kind book, Quetzal Mama shares her tips, strategies, and secrets to help students nail the college essay. Students will see first-hand examples of how to pick the right prompt, how to effectively market their profile, how best to articulate unique qualities, and how to avoid some common mistakes.This book is unique compared to other essay writing books for three reasons. First, the top-selling books on college essays predominantly feature stories and experiences of middle to high income students, from privileged backgrounds, who do not belong to an historically underrepresented minority group. This book focuses exclusively on the unique cultural and sociopolitical implications of historically underrepresented students.Second, the content includes culturally-relevant theoretical models and strategies including frameworks such as Los Huesos, the Ganas Principle, the TIN CASA rubric, and The Personal Statement is like a Taco de Carne Asada.Lastly, students will read actual essays from other students across the US who used Quetzal Mama's methods to obtain admission to selective colleges like Harvard, Stanford, and Berkeley.This book contains Quetzal Mama's essay writing expertise gained from working with thousands of high school students over the last five years. Quetzal Mama uses humor to engage students, and writes in a motherly tone that keeps it real. She gets right to the point, without sugar-coating the realities of selective college admissions.
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Catsandbooks
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Watched Nailed it! Halloween episodes! 🧁🍬
#teammonstermash #scarathlon2022

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Roary47
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Forgot to post yesterday‘s 2 Holiday Nailed It episodes. #WinterGames2021 #TeamGameSleighers @StayCurious

tdrosebud I love Nailed It! 3y
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FantasyChick
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Haven't been able to post but it looks like I might be able to now 🤞 So let's points dump!

We...watched some Xmas stuff this week....

All 13 episodes of Holiday Nailed It and 5 episodes of Gordon Ramsay's Festive Cooking.

140pts

#MistletoeManiacs #WinterGames2021 @Clwojick

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Traci1
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The kids and I watched two episodes of Nailed it, holiday edition, and it was as hilarious as ever. I like to think I'd do better than most of the people on the show, but I'm probably wrong.

+11 #wintergames #merryreaders @Clwojick

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Karisa
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#WinterGames #TMSkellington @Crimson613 @StayCurious @Clwojick

Nailed It Holiday DIY episode. I think the show's premise works better with food, but cute.

coffees 6pts!! 12-15 5y
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BlameJennyJane
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Not sure if or how one counts 11 episodes of Nailed It! Holiday! But that‘s how much I binged!

#WinterGames #TheFilthyAnimals #HolidayMovie

@StayCurious @Clwojick @rather_be_reading @rather_be_reading

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Scochrane26
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Watched 4 episodes of Nailed It! Holiday edition. This is the only baking/cooking show I watch. 20 points + 1
#wintergames #thefilthyanimals @Clwojick @StayCurious

rather_be_reading awesome! 5y
rather_be_reading 21pts🍬 5y
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Karisa
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#WinterGames #TMSkellington

Eventually we're going to run out of Nailed It Holiday episodes... Two more for tonight and the kids are happily entertained.

@Crimson613 @StayCurious @Clwojick

coffees 11pts!! 5y
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Karisa
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#WinterGames #TMSkellington (2 episodes)

Terrific book tie-ins on the Doctor Suess Grinch Nailed It! Even had the contestants recite Suessian rhymes and make a green eggs/ham cake. Too cute!

@Crimson613 @Clwojick @StayCurious

coffees 11pts!! Oh snap, this sounds fun 😂😂 (edited) 5y
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Karisa
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Watched 2 more episodes of the silly Nailed It Holiday episodes on Netflix. Highly recommended if you could use a good laugh this month!

#WinterGames #TMSkellington @Crimson613 @StayCurious @Clwojick

coffees 11pts! 5y
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Karisa
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Watched Nailed It! A Christmas Carol tribute episode. Best part was watching it with my 11 year old who giggled the whole way through. Such a silly show! 🤣

#WinterGames #TMSkellington @Crimson613 @StayCurious @Clwojick

coffees 6pts! 5y
Clwojick This show kills me. Always good for a laugh. 5y
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overtheedge
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Nailed It:Holiday.
Jacques, Nicole and guest judge justin willman
Those penguin "donuts' copies were too funny.....
Love Brian....."on behalf of the gays"

sprainedbrain I love that show so much! 5y
StayCurious I'll have to watch more of this haha +6 5y
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overtheedge
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Nailed It-Holiday
With Nicole & Jacques & guest Lauren Lapkus
2018 episode 1.
Jingle Fails.....bake Nativity Scene and Upside Down Santa Cake.
Too much fun.....love this series.
#wintergames #ReadNosedReindeer @Clwojick @StayCurious

j9brown Haha! I just watched the same episode! 😁 5y
StayCurious This show seems to be a favourite for the winter games haha +6 5y
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TEArificbooks
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Watched another episode of Nailed It Holiday. #wintergames #teamnutcracker @Clwojick @StayCurious @Bookworm54

6 pts total 166

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ShananigansReads
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I wish I could upload a video so y‘all could get the full effect but I forgot to put the paddle in my mixer before turning it on. 🙄 I might need a nap 😴

Scochrane26 😂😂 I‘m sure we have all done things like this. 5y
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BookNerd9906
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Trashcanman How ya been Tina? What's new? 5y
wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 A great week! 5y
Bookwormjillk Great week, and beautiful picture! 5y
BookNerd9906 Oh @Trashcanman how I‘ve missed you! I take a hiatus May through September because I work two full time jobs, but it feels good to be back. Finally getting into a routine, having weekends off, and time to read again. How are you? 5y
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MrBook
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Amys Nail's what? 😆 At least they got it correct on the window. #LitsyHumor

Q84 Hahaha 6y
EloisaJames As an English prof, I hate this kind of thing. 6y
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Lizpixie
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Whoop whoop! I kinda slid into a #bookcoma after my last checkin, so I didn‘t add any more time to my total, but I think I did ok anyway. 2 audiobooks & 2 physical books done(well, there‘s about 50pges left in Meddling Kids) I loved the challenges & check-ins & basically had a ball! Can‘t wait for the next one in July! #24in48 #readathon #TiredWhosTiredImnotTiredYoureTired #warningbookcomaimminent #nosleeptillbookless #nomorerecsyourekillingme

Eggs 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
LeahBergen 😂😂😂 7y
Cinfhen Well done🙌🏻🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊 7y
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Eyelit 👏🎉👏🎉👏🎉👏 7y
bookloo This is awesome!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 7y
Texreader I ❤️ your graphic. Congratulations 🎈🎉🍾🎊 7y
Kalalalatja Glad you had such a good experience! 7y
Lizpixie @Eggs @LeahBergen @Cinfhen @Eyelit @bookloo @Texreader @Kalalalatja Thank you all! I love the readathons, I‘m the only reader here at home & it gets lonely sometimes. Readathons are the only time I feel like I‘m not a hoarder, all alone with my books. Like Smaug sitting on his pile of gold for decades.🐉 (edited) 7y
Soubhiville Yay! I had a great time too. I loved be doing these readathons, even though everyone in my real life thinks it‘s insane. 7y
Librarybelle Congratulations! 7y
sprainedbrain Awesome!! 🎉🎉🎉 7y
Lacythebookworm So much fun! Way to go! 🎉🎉🎉 7y
Jas16 🙌🏽 7y
hes7 Yay! 🎉 7y
Bookzombie Awesome!!! 🎉🎉🎉 7y
ghosthost Yes! 🙌 7y
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