Essays That Will Get You Into College [Paperback]

Amy Burnham (Author), Dan Kaufman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764106104 | ISBN-13: 978-0764106101 | Publication Date: October 1998

The definitive guide to writing application essays, written with the help and advice of top-school admissions officers. Includes a step-by-step writing program plus 50 successful essays, complete with critical comments that point out their strengths and weaknesses. Also includes a section of 25 real essays graded and ranked by the admissions officers. The essays are the one part of the application totally under your control - make the most of them and increase your chances of getting into the school of your choice!

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"There were tips on what schools looked for as well as actual essays from students accepted into their respective programs. After reading those essays and understanding what was needed to get into school, I was pumped!. . . It only took a few hours to kick out the initial draft. And a couple of weeks in total to complete my essays after I had gotten started."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 164 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (October 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764106104
• ISBN-13: 978-0764106101
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,336,707 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It will get you into college, November 5, 2000

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Adarsh Shah (Kenya, Africa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Essays That Will Get You Into College (Paperback)

As a college applicant in a foreign country, I had no idea of what American colleges wanted in an essay. I had bought one book previously, but it contained hazy advice and poor sample essays (also lacking commentry). These essays are brilliant, and well analysed. It helped me, and I hear of many advisors who use only this book to give students an idea as to what to write. BUY IT!!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good, but it's available online, December 6, 2001

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SC (US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Essays That Will Get You Into College (Paperback)

This book tells you the basics of what colleges want in an essay, and goes into a lot of detail for all the tips. It also tells about a lot of excercises to help you write in general, which a mediocre writer might find useful. The 50 sample essays are usually from students who got into some of the top schools, such as Cornell. Some of them are really good, but a lot of them aren't (this might raise your confidence). It has some of the essays in the back graded by admissions officers with a few lines of comment. Basically, this is a good book to get, but 90% of it is available for free on the essayedge editing website. I see no reason to pay for it if they make it available for free.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I got into MIT, so... ?, April 15, 2010

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Isaac "Isaac" (Cambridge, MA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Essays That Will Get You Into College (Paperback)

This book was very helpful in that rather than prescribing a formula to a "winning" essay, it walks you through the steps of brain storming that for me was a journey of self discovery. I know this sounds silly, but by following the guidelines I had a greater grasp of what makes me who I am in a condensed form appropriate for putting onto paper. This book helps you expose the person you are, not write the essay admission people want to hear. I feel that is much more important, because then your essays will reflect your personality, and admission officers will be able to accept you if you are a good match for the school. I say this as I see countless people around me hating this school, probably because they don't know what they want, and did not portray accurately who they are, with respect to hopes, aspirations, and passions. The point I am getting at, is this book helps you capture your essence and put it on paper. IT WILL NOT HELP YOU CRAFT AN ESSAY TO PLEASE ADMISSION OFFICERS.