College Essays That Made a Difference, 6th Edition |
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| Authors: | The Princeton Review & Princeton Review (COR) |
| Publisher: | Random House Children's Books |
| BISAC/Subject: | LAN005000, STU009000, STU010000 |
| ISBN: | 9780804125796, Related ISBNs: 0804125783, 0804125791, 9780804125789, 9780804125796 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 384, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: No one knows colleges better than The Princeton Review!
Not sure how to tackle the scariest part of your college application—the personal essays? Get a little inspiration from real-life examples of successful essays that scored! In College Essays That Made a Difference, 6th Edition, you’ll find:
• More than 100 real essays written by 90 unique college hopefuls applying to Harvard, Stanford, Yale, and other top schools—along with their stats and where they ultimately got in
• Tips and advice on avoiding common grammatical mistakes
• Q&A with admissions pros from 20 top colleges, including Connecticut College, Cooper Union, The University of Chicago, and many more
This 6th edition includes application essays written by students who enrolled at the following colleges:
Amherst College
Barnard College
Brown University
Bucknell University
California Institute of Technology
Claremont McKenna College
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Duke University
Georgetown University
Harvard College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northwestern University
Pomona College
Princeton University
Smith College
Stanford University
Swarthmore College
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
Yale University
Not sure how to tackle the scariest part of your college application—the personal essays? Get a little inspiration from real-life examples of successful essays that scored! In College Essays That Made a Difference, 6th Edition, you’ll find:
• More than 100 real essays written by 90 unique college hopefuls applying to Harvard, Stanford, Yale, and other top schools—along with their stats and where they ultimately got in
• Tips and advice on avoiding common grammatical mistakes
• Q&A with admissions pros from 20 top colleges, including Connecticut College, Cooper Union, The University of Chicago, and many more
This 6th edition includes application essays written by students who enrolled at the following colleges:
Amherst College
Barnard College
Brown University
Bucknell University
California Institute of Technology
Claremont McKenna College
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Duke University
Georgetown University
Harvard College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northwestern University
Pomona College
Princeton University
Smith College
Stanford University
Swarthmore College
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
Yale University
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