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100 Successful College Application Essays: Third Edition 3rd Edition, Kindle Edition

by The Harvard Independent (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 63 ratings
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The Largest Collection of Successful College Application Essays Available in One Volume

These are the essays that helped their authors gain admission to Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, Wellesley, Pomona, and other outstanding schools—followed by invaluable comments by experts in admissions, placement, and college counseling at some of the best learning institutions around the country. This helpful guide includes:

• 100 complete essays with professional commentary
• Examples of essays on common topics (family background, athletics, work experience), as well as the more offbeat
• Essays on the immigrant experience by foreign-born students
• A section of drawing and cartoon essays
• Insider advice from a Princeton Dean of Admission
• And more

Compiled by members of The Harvard Independent, the weekly newsmagazine of Harvard University, this revised and updated edition is an invaluable resource for students who want to write the best possible essay—and improve their chances of admission to the best possible school.
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    978-0451417619
  2. Edition
    3rd
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publisher
    Berkley
  5. Publication date
    July 2, 2013
  6. Language
    English
  7. File size
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The Harvard Independent, founded in 1969,is Harvard University’s undergraduate weekly newspaper. It is the oldest university newspaper in America, and the oldest weekly newspaper in Cambridge.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00C5WZ1QE
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley; 3rd edition (July 2, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 2, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4001 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 298 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 63 ratings

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Mukundagiri Sadagopan
5.0 out of 5 stars This is an excellent reference book for high school students who are planning ...
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2016
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This is an excellent reference book for high school students who are planning to apply for colleges (especially the exclusive / Ivy League schools), their parents and teachers. The essays are of great variety, including a range of topics, levels of writing ability, and far-flung backgrounds of students who wrote the essays. Often, students confronting the college essay task have this problem: "Can't think of anything to write about!". My suggestion to them is: browse through these essays, contemplate on how some of the essays may apply to your own situation. Then adapt a combination of styles and approaches, and jot down points for your own essay. That would provide some clues on: how get started, where to begin, what to write about and even, when to start preparing for the College Admission Essay task. Even for the general reader, the essays make for good - thought provoking, funny, relaxing - casual reading. The book is worth the price many times over.
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John Miller
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2019
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Siddissie
4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2021
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It was nice but their could have been a little more diversity in stories since many of them seemed alike. Overall, good.
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Daniel
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2015
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Provides excellent insight and guidance on how to craft a personal story.
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Kat
3.0 out of 5 stars 3 Star
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2015
This book was a wonderful place to gain insight on essays that get applicants accepted, but it would be valuable to see a more comprehensive look on these selected students in order to understand the full picture. It is a good piece of literature to reference when crafting ones personal essays and statements, but for other application questions or advice, you may need to look further. I found the site AdmitSee.com to be helpful in all things application related- from personal profiles to success stories of accepted essays and applications.
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Brenda Lee Norman
5.0 out of 5 stars Superior book everyone should own one
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2016
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Superior book everyone should own one
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Vic
1.0 out of 5 stars WASTE OF TIME AND $!!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2013
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These essays are no where near what I expected to review for college admission essay ideas!!!! In fact, these essays are great to read to a child (age range 5 - 11) to inspire them to pursue a greater education!

On a serious note, these essays are great for Liberal Arts majors and such, but not technical professionals seeking professional essays! These essays had taken a different approach to elaborate "why are you interested in this college"... From the standard "I want to pursue this college because..." to "High above the Earth in a starship from the Andromeda Galaxy, two aliens...." or some other story-telling opener. Definitely not an essay suited for an Engineering or any other technical admission, in my opinion.
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Gabriele Oliaro
2.0 out of 5 stars Big collection, but essays are a little weird
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2019
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I remember reading this book when applying to college. The collection of essays is quite vast, compared to other books. The essays are not too varied, though, at least in terms of style. Several of them just sound a little bit weird or stereotypical.
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Eyal Reingold
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource For Students
Reviewed in Canada on January 26, 2019
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The introduction to this book is worth-it alone. It provides insight on how to approach essay writing which I found very inspiring, and helped me get started. The actual essays are separated by category which I really enjoyed. If you're interested in reading examples and getting a little inspiration, you would enjoy this book. I don't think it is entirely necessary to write a successful essay though.
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Shamsher Singh
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent..
Reviewed in India on June 10, 2017
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Excellent book.worth buying.good and competitive essays.
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Banky
4.0 out of 5 stars ... son who I bought it for says its very good and helpful to
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 12, 2015
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My son who I bought it for says its very good and helpful to him
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Dipitybay
5.0 out of 5 stars Wide coverage
Reviewed in Canada on May 31, 2020
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Covers a very wide range of essays, well written
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