Improve writing

<p>Hi CCers,
I'm an international student and will be class of 2014. I want to improve my writing for college essays and need some suggestions from you guys :) I think those of class 2014,2015... also have the same question as mine, thus your advice is highly appreciated.</p>

<p>What are good ways for me to improve my writing?
What are great books for writing?
or How did you improve your writing?</p>

<p>Thank you, CCers!</p>

<p>Write a lot (although that may seem obvious) and give them to your English teachers for critique... read essays from literary magazines and analyze their sentence structures, voice, overall form, etc...</p>

<p>I would say, observe other essays that have been accepted or seem to interest you....I always was amazed at how simple essays were accepted, just because they were very descriptive and personal...</p>