college applications

A guide to writing essays for applications to Ivy League colleges. Explains how to choose a topic, include the right elements, avoid common mistakes, and make the essay effective.

A step-by-step guide to writing college admissions essays. Discusses how to identify a topic, craft a narrative, and revise the essay to make it stand out.

Features fifty new examples of personal essays that led to their authors' acceptance into Harvard University. Each example includes an analysis by a member of the "Harvard Crimson" daily newspaper about the essay's strengths and weaknesses. Offers tips for writing an effective personal essay, including how to choose a topic, structure the essay, entertain the reader, and avoid common mistakes.

"A resource to help students write the college admissions essay with tips on selecting a topic and recycling essays and an essay-writing workshop. Includes 50 examples of successful essays, 25 essay-writing mistakes, and writing strategies from admission officers"--Provided by publisher.

Presents information about the college admissions process, figuring out financial aid, and getting into the university of your choice.

Gives advice on writing admissions essays.

"This text examines the historical college admissions process ... [through the] analysis of researchers, politicians, officials, and ordinary people in order to show students all sides of this often high-stress topic"--Provided by publisher.

Contains a comprehensive guide to writing effective college application essays, provides instruction on structure and style and how colleges read them, and includes sample essays written by real students as well as over fifty real application questions.

In this compilation of four separately published books, Chloe is back in Santa Cruz for her senior year in high school, facing the challenge of reconnecting with her old friends (and rivals), and that most troublesome problem of all-where to apply to college.

A school-to-college transition guide that addresses frequent questions students have about the process. Offers exercises to help organize the search and application process.