Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Explore 55 admissions essays that successfully got their writers into top-choice schools Presented with detailed commentary from the experts at The Princeton Review, learn what worked in each essay and how it can work for you, too--PLUS, interviews with admission officers and essay writing tips.
Gain inspiration and get ready to kick your dream school's app with:
- 55 real-life essays written by applicants to Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, MIT, and more
- Essays grouped by common themes and application prompts
- Friendly, concise commentary from our experts on what worked
- Brief bios of each student writer, including where their test scores, GPAs, demographic information, where they applied to and if they were accepted or rejected
Synopsis
Each year, colleges are inundated with earnest, eager applications. Your own essay may need to shine from among as many as 60,000 others to get noticed
- Get inspired by these 55+ unforgettable student essays that got their authors accepted
- See what schools like Cornell, Brown, Georgia Tech, Rutgers, Northwestern University, Duke, and many more are looking for in an essay
- Read helpful commentary from our experts on what worked--and why
All the essays collected in this book are real examples of successful, stand-out writing, and each is annotated with explanations from The Princeton Review's admissions experts about its most memorable or effective techniques. Get reading--and then writing--and let these model essays give you the kick-app advantage