50 Successful Harvard Application Essays: What Worked for Them Can Help You Get into the College of Your Choice
The second edition of50 Successful Harvard Application Essaysfollows the same format as the first: Editors of theHarvard Crimsonstudent newspaper present essays from successful Harvard applicants and offer insightful comments on the strengths, weaknesses, and missed opportunities in each piece. Grouped into loose categories, such as "Memorable Moments" and "Influences," the essays (new to this edition) reflect a wide range of writing styles and experiences, and the introduction includes more basic strategies for preparing a college-application essay. Students will glean new inspiration from the strong examples, even as they are the reminded to ignore formulas and find their own voice.Gillian EngbergCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved