Essays That Worked for College Applications: 50 Essays that Helped Students Get into the Nation’s Top Colleges
Sunday, 27. June 2010
- ISBN13: 9780345452177
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Race Into A Career In Motorsports, With Or Without A College Degree.
Monday, 17. May 2010
Receive First Hand Knowledge On How To Break Into The Motorsports Industry. Save Yourself Years Of Hard Work By Learning What The Hiring Managers Will Be Looking For And Focus Your Time And Effort On Things That Really Matter To Your Motorsports Career.
Race Into A Career In Motorsports, With Or Without A College Degree.
An Inquiry Into the Cause of Natural Death: Or, Death from Old Age; Developing a New and Certain Method of Preventing the Consolidation or Ossificati
Sunday, 9. May 2010
Essays That Will Get You into College
Saturday, 8. May 2010
- ISBN13: 9780764142109
- Condition: USED – VERY GOOD
- Notes:
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The 50 model essays presented in this book were written by successful Ivy League college applicants. Each essay is followed by critical comments that reveal both strong and weak points in its author’s style and content. Also presented is detailed essay-writing advice and instruction.
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, Second Edition: What Worked for Them Can Help You Get into the College of Your Choice
Monday, 3. May 2010
- ISBN13: 9780312343767
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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You’ve been told a million times how selective and random the college process is, how the personal essay is your one chance to speak directly to admissions officers and sway them in your favor. You have to be entertaining, persuasive, and passionate, while effectively conveying your personality, character, and ideals. And you only have five hundred words to accomplish this.
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays showcases the kinds of conventional and creative approaches that helped their authors get into the nation’s most prestigious college. From coping with family tragedy to seeing Vietnamese soup as a metaphor for one’s identity, the variety of topics covered in these essays will help you think about how to write about yourself creatively and effectively.
Each essay is followed by a brief discussion written by a Harvard Crimson staff writer who analyzes its main strengths and weaknesses. Through this analysis and our Fifteen Steps to Success, you’ll learn:
-How to pick a topic
-How to structure your essay
-How to keep the reader entertained
-How to avoid common pitfalls
The Harvard Crimson is the daily newspaper of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its staff consists of three hundred students, and it is the nation’s oldest continually operating daily newspaper.
You’ve been told a million times how selective and random the college process is, how the personal essay is your one chance to speak directly to admissions officers and sway them in your favor. You have to be entertaining, persuasive, and passionate, while effectively conveying your personality, character, and ideals. And you only have five hundred words to accomplish this.
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays showcases the kinds of conventional and creative approaches that helped the authors get into the nation’s most prestigious college. From coping with family tragedy to seeing Vietnamese soup as a metaphor for one’s identity, the variety of topics covered in these essays will help you think about how to write about yourself creatively and effectively.
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays showcases the kinds of conventional and creative approaches that helped the authors get into the nation’s most prestigious college. From coping with family tragedy to seeing Vietnamese soup as a metaphor for one’s identity, the variety of topics covered in these essays will help you think about how to write about yourself creatively and effectively.
Each essay is followed by a brief discussion written by a Harvard Crimson staff writer who analyzes its main strengths and weaknesses. Through this analysis and our Fifteen Steps to Success, you’ll learn:
-How to pick a topic
-How to structure your essay
-How to keep the reader entertained
-How to avoid common pitfalls
-How to structure your essay
-How to keep the reader entertained
-How to avoid common pitfalls
A Is for Admission: The Insider’s Guide to Getting into the Ivy League and Other Top Colleges
Sunday, 2. May 2010
- ISBN13: 9780446540674
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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For generations, the admissions process of the Ivy League schools and other top colleges has been cloaked in mystery and myth. Now Michele A. Hernandez, a former admissions officer at Dartmouth, finally breaks the ancient code of silence to reveal how the world’s most highly selective schools really make their decisions. With absolute candor, Hernandez tells you all the hard truths, provides all the secrets, reveals how admission officers factor in every extenuating circumstance, and, most importantly, she shows you how to make this complex, high-stakes system work for you. Thorough, direct, and written for real results, A IS FOR ADMISSION answers the questions asked by countless students: * What do admissions officers really look for and what turns them off? * How are test scores and grades truly evaluated? * Does applying for early decision hurt or help you get in to the college of your choice? * How can you improve the chances of acceptance?Amazon.com Review
Plenty of college admission guides promise to help students crack the Ivy League, but few of these have detailed knowledge to back up their advice. Michele Hernandez, on the other hand, is the ultimate insider. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Dartmouth College, she also worked as Dartmouth’s assistant director of admissions for four years. In A Is for Admissions, Hernandez describes the step-by-step process Ivy League schools use to evaluate an application. Along the way she settles some ancient debates, including the comparative importance of SATs versus high-school grades, public versus private high schools, and extracurricular activities versus part-time employment. She evaluates every possible factor affecting chances for admission, including special categories of students such as recruited athletes, minority applicants, and legacies. Most dramatically, Hernandez reveals the precise mathematical formula used by admissions officers to rank applicants. Using her guidelines, readers can calculate their own AI (Academic Index) and–should their scores come up short–learn ways to compensate in other areas.
Refreshingly, Hernandez helps would-be Ivy Leaguers keep their goals in perspective. She strongly advises against “grade grubbing” or “working for the grade.” If you think attending a top college is the key to success, Hernandez cautions that the Ivies may not be for you. “If your goal is to make money, but you don’t enjoy studying or reading, don’t waste your time by trying to get into an Ivy League or highly selective college…. The beauty of an Ivy League/highly selective education lies in the intellectual atmosphere…. It does not lie in the prestige of having a diploma from Princeton or Dartmouth on your wall.” Levelheaded and clearly written, A Is for Admission is the perfect guide for the student (or parent) who has his eyes set on the stars.
A Is for Admission: The Insider’s Guide to Getting into the Ivy League and Other Top Colleges
How to Get Into the Top Colleges, 3rd ed
Tuesday, 27. April 2010
- ISBN13: 9780735204423
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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The ultimate guide for getting into the country’s most elite colleges- with insider tips straight from admissions directors.
Now fully revised, How to Get into the Top Colleges is the definitive resource for students determined to stand out in the crowd of applicants and join the ranks at the country’s most prestigious schools. This book is an in-depth and targeted resource, which shows students just what it takes to make the grade at the nation’s leading private and public colleges by taking them step by step through the entire application process.
Includes exclusive, invaluable, and revealing interviews with the country’s leading admissions directors.
What High Schools Don’t Tell You : Create a Long-Term Plan for Your 7th to 10th Grader for Getting into the Top Colleges
Wednesday, 14. April 2010
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From the author of What Colleges Don’t Tell You, a plan to help parents of middle and early high school students prepare their kids for the best colleges
In order to succeed in the fiercely competitive college admissions game, you need a game plan—and you have to start young. In this empowering guide, Elizabeth Wissner- Gross, a nationally sought-after college “packager,” helps parents of seventh to tenth graders create a long-term plan that, come senior year, will allow their kids to virtually write their own ticket into their choice of schools.
Parents should start by helping their kids identify their academic passions, then design a four-year strategy based on those interests. The book details hundreds of opportunities available to make kids stand out that most high school guidance counselors and teachers simply don’t know about or don’t think to share. This indispensable guide should be required reading for any parent whose child dreams of attending one of the country’s top colleges.
The New Rules of College Admissions: Ten Former Admissions Officers Reveal What it Takes to Get Into College Today
Sunday, 4. April 2010
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This all-in-one guide shows parents and students how to select, apply to, get accepted by, and pay for college, from the experts at America’s #1 educational consulting firm.
The rules of college admissions have changed, and the competition today is tougher than ever. It’s no longer enough to fill out a few applications and wish for the best. Students not only need to excel, they also need to make their applications stand out from the crowd. Parents often wish they had a personal coach to help their children navigate the process. The New Rules of College Admissions is like having your own team of expert advisers guiding you every step of the way. Each chapter is written by a former admissions officer from top universities — including Yale, Columbia, and Northwestern — and each chapter covers topics to help you
• Create a list of the “best fit” colleges
• Develop a strategy for standardized tests
• Prepare for and ace the interview
• Navigate financial aid options
and much more. Your family’s journey to college admissions success begins now. The New Rules of College Admissions will help simplify today’s complex college admissions process and lead to an acceptance letter from the college of your dreams.
The 75 Biggest Myths about College Admissions: Stand Out from the Pack, Avoid Mistakes, and Get into the College of Your Dreams
Thursday, 25. March 2010
- ISBN13: 9781402209956
- Condition: USED – VERY GOOD
- Notes:
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ADMISSIONS SECRETS COLLEGES DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW
THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT … and incredibly confusing. You have probably heard countless “facts” as to what works, what colleges want to see, and how to get into competitive colleges. Don’t believe the hype! Following the wrong college application myths can cost you time, money, and most important, the chance to get accepted into the school of your dreams.
MYTH:
- Colleges are very choosy about who gets in.
- You can find all kinds of students on any campus.
- Colleges need to charge an application fee.
- Colleges have a well-thought-out financial assistance strategy.
- Colleges only know what you tell them about you.
The 75 Biggest Myths about College Admissions gives you all the answers you need to approach this important journey correctly-busting all the myths that students hear and colleges want you to believe.
By exposing the truth and setting you on the right path, The 75 Biggest Myths about College Admissions gives you the edge you need to avoid wrong turns and wasted time and get a few steps ahead in the application process.