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Where to Begin?
With an ever-growing pool of talented and diverse college applicants coming from the top high schools in the country and beyond, students everywhere are feeling the pressure to craft application essays that are clear, passionate, and, above all else, persuasive. No easy task.
Examples that Inspire
To help, this completely new edition of 50 Successful Harvard Application Essays showcases the exact approaches, both conventional and creative, that won over admissions officers at Harvard University, the nation’s top-ranked college. From chronicling personal achievements to detailing unique talents, the variety of topics covered within these essays opens applicants up to new possibilities and showcases the best techniques to help them tell their stories most effectively. Each essay in this collection was used by a Harvard student and is followed by analysis by the staff of The Harvard Crimson, where the essay is taken apart and its strengths and weakness are detailed to show readers how they can write their own winning essay.
Strategies that Succeed
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays’ tested approaches and straightforward advice make it the best resource for applicants who are looking for the insider’s knowledge to get accepted to the school of their dreams.
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THE HARVARD CRIMSON has been the daily newspaper of Harvard University since 1873. It is the nation’s oldest continually operating daily college newspaper.
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Some Impressive Essays and Many Insightful Analyses
15. Juli 2010
Format:Taschenbuch
I'm not planning to apply to universities anymore (I'm a graduate student now), but I like to read well-written essays, and the title of this book caught my eye. You have to wonder, what kind of essays do successful applicants write?
The editors divided the essays into four different types:
1) The Survivor (about overcoming adversity)
2) One among Many (about how unique you are)
3) Storyteller (about your character)
4) Through Their Eyes (about others who have affected your development)
THE GOOD STUFF
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To my eye, the essays varied considerably in quality. The solid essays were a pleasure to read. Even when I ran across a lackluster one, though, the commentaries written by the editors about the essays gave me something useful to take away from it. In fact, I would say that the insightful analyses make the book worth reading for just about anyone who does a lot of writing.
THE STUFF THAT COULD HAVE BEEN IMPROVED
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It seems to me that some of these essays might not have worked in the applicant's favor (there is more to an application than the essay), and in these cases the editors usually (not always) treat these as quality essays just because the students ended up getting accepted. At times I wanted them to be more critical, especially if I imagine myself as a high-school graduate getting ready to write my own essay and looking for advice.
Related to this, what about essays by students who did NOT get accepted? Sometimes it can be more helpful to look at the essays that didn't work in order to highlight what did. These might be difficult to track down, but not impossible (talk to newspaper staffs at other universities, and I bet some would run an article at the beginning of the year telling students about the project).
SUMMARY
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As you can tell by my criticism of the book, I found the commentaries more helpful than the essays themselves. The editors did a fine job, and I hope in the future they consider writing even more. I would recommend this book to anyone struggling with how to tell their own story, not only students applying to universities!
The editors divided the essays into four different types:
1) The Survivor (about overcoming adversity)
2) One among Many (about how unique you are)
3) Storyteller (about your character)
4) Through Their Eyes (about others who have affected your development)
THE GOOD STUFF
----------------------------
To my eye, the essays varied considerably in quality. The solid essays were a pleasure to read. Even when I ran across a lackluster one, though, the commentaries written by the editors about the essays gave me something useful to take away from it. In fact, I would say that the insightful analyses make the book worth reading for just about anyone who does a lot of writing.
THE STUFF THAT COULD HAVE BEEN IMPROVED
----------------------------
It seems to me that some of these essays might not have worked in the applicant's favor (there is more to an application than the essay), and in these cases the editors usually (not always) treat these as quality essays just because the students ended up getting accepted. At times I wanted them to be more critical, especially if I imagine myself as a high-school graduate getting ready to write my own essay and looking for advice.
Related to this, what about essays by students who did NOT get accepted? Sometimes it can be more helpful to look at the essays that didn't work in order to highlight what did. These might be difficult to track down, but not impossible (talk to newspaper staffs at other universities, and I bet some would run an article at the beginning of the year telling students about the project).
SUMMARY
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As you can tell by my criticism of the book, I found the commentaries more helpful than the essays themselves. The editors did a fine job, and I hope in the future they consider writing even more. I would recommend this book to anyone struggling with how to tell their own story, not only students applying to universities!
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College Essays - Not just for Harvard
2. Oktober 2011
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Generally one of the better books on writing the essays. 4 stars because some of the essays are a bit difficult to relate to - unless you survived a particular life threatening event. However, most offered very good advice. The book is applicable to any school and not just for Harvard. The writing quality is a bit higher than the average high school senior but other than that, it applies to a wide range of applications (scholarships, schools, etc).
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3. September 2011
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extremely helpful -- sample essays and commentary provide guidance for the uninitiated. this is definitely the book to get for this time in a student's life!
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