Offers techniques and advice on writing the college application essay, discussing prewriting, drafting, editing, and focusing on the question

Presents examples of eighty-nine real essays by college hopefuls along with advice from admission officers from top universities on what they look for when evaluating essays and applicants.

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Product Description: Today's college admission applications involve writing more than just one essay. The various required paragraphs and statements demand skill and finesse. Writing Successful College Applications offers vital tips and step-by-step expert advice to help students create outstanding essays to succeed in all aspects of their college applications...read more

Product Description: More and more universities and colleges are looking beyond grade point averages and standardized test scores to choose their incoming freshman. What criteria do these institutions of higher education use as their litmus test--the college application essay...read more

Product Description: Students will prepare powerful and successful admission essays with the tools provided in this invaluable, newly-updated resource for the college-bound. Examples of 50 real essays are included, discussing such topics as leadership, personal obstacles, athletics, public service, special talents, and future goals...read more

Harvard Law School is one of the premier law schools in the world. Every year, thousands of elite applicants try for a few hundred slots. Of the dedicated few accepted to this venerable and ultra-competitive institution, fifty-five have shared the application essays that helped them make the cut. Each essay is analyzed by the staff of the Harvard Crimson, Harvard's daily newspaper, and accompanied by no-nonsense advice on how to craft your own: Flaunt your talents...all of them. Admissions officers need to hear about the strengths that don’t show up in LSAT scores or on a college transcript. Lead the pack. Demonstrate your ability to lead, organize, and inspire others. Structure your essay for maximum impact. Reveal your passion, the discipline you bring to a demanding profession, and the strength of character you possess for the challenges that lie ahead.  Following on the success of the first edition of 55 Successful Harvard Law School Application Essays, 50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, and 65 Successful Harvard Business School Application Essays, this book will be an invaluable resource for anyone hoping to be accepted at the law school of their choice.

Product Description: Does the college application process overwhelm you? Are you unsure about the topic for your main essay? How about which school is the right fit, or how you are going to pay for college? All the students in this book faced a similar task of trying to figure out which college would be the best fit for them and how best to communicate what made them unique to that college...read more

An updated guide to college application essays offers one hundred complete essays that helped gain students admission to the country's top schools, as well as provides helpful advice from admissions officers.

'A guide to crafting a meaningful and polished college admissions essay that expresses the applicant's unique personality, strengths, and goals; step-by-step instructions lead students from idea to initial draft, through revisions, and to a final versionready for submission'--Provided by publisher.