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  • 50 Successful Harvard Application Essays: What Worked for Them Can Help You Get into the College of Your Choice

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  • Best College Essays 2018: America's Best College Admissions Essays

    This book showcases the best college admissions essays of the year -- essays that got students into all the top schools in the country. Reading sample essays is a great way to learn how to write one. This book provides excellent examples, along with descriptions by the students themselves, of the process they went through in writing their essays. The essays in this anthology give us a glimpse into the dreams, lives and stories of young adults at the moment they are reaching towards, and about to step into, the world. Edited and with an introduction by the foremost professional in the field, co... [Read More]

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  • Heavenly Essays: 50 Narrative College Application Essays That Worked

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  • College Admissions (SAT Prep, Application Examples, Statistics, Essay Advice, Best Extracurriculars)

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    The Premed Playbook: Guide to the Medical School Personal Statement helps guide students in crafting their stories for the medical school Admission Committees. It's not only a collection of essays from students who got into top schools, but is a showcase of essays that started badly and were honed to tell great stories. Ryan Gray, MD shares the stories of students who likely didn’t have a shot, but ultimately succeed, in part because of the advice laid out in The Premed Playbook: Guide to the Medical School Personal Statement. They had to fight their way into medical school―and told a grea... [Read More]

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  • Cracking the AP English Language & Composition Exam, 2015 Edition (College Test Preparation)

    EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO SCORE A PERFECT 5. Equip yourself to ace the AP English Language & Composition Exam with The Princeton Review's comprehensive study guide—including thorough content reviews, targeted strategies for every question type, and 2 full-length practice tests with complete answer explanations. We don't have to tell you how tough it can be to prepare for the AP English Language & Composition Exam—or how important a stellar score on the test can be for your college applications. Written by Princeton Review experts who know their way around an essay, Cracking the AP English Lan... [Read More]

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  • The Complete Candidate: A Comprehensive System for Solving the College Admissions Puzzle

    The Complete Candidate is the first comprehensive, step-by-step system that helps you navigate the college admissions process quickly, effectively, and with minimal anxiety. Whether you are applying to an Ivy League college, a highly selective university or are just trying to stand out from the rest of the crowd, this step-by-step system will help you to develop and execute a successful college admissions strategy and increase your chances of being admitted to your top choice colleges. After completing this system, you will have: Completed Common Application, ready to submit to your target co... [Read More]

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  • Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be : An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania

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  • Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps, Third Edition : Crafting a Winning Personal Statement

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