How Real Students Got Into Top Colleges By Writing Amazing Essays
Learn the secrets of ordinary students who got into Ivy League and Top-20 schools. Including Stanford, MIT, Princeton, and more.
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The #1 resource for successful college admissions essays.
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- Common App Examples
- Supplements from Top-20 Schools
- UC Essays for Every Prompt (#1-8)
- Insight into Successful Applications
Any Student Can Learn to Write Outstanding Essays That Work
Dear parents of applying students,
If your child wants to maximize their chance of acceptance, having outstanding essays is a must.
Essays That Worked: The Complete Collection is the best resource to help students write accepted essays for competitive schools.
With over 200 of the best essay examples, your student will learn from top examples from real students.
- Every type of college application essay
- Get an insiders look into what makes certain essays successful for the most elite colleges
- Use the lessons of essays that worked to stand out from the crowd and get accepted
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A beautiful PDF containing over 200 essays that worked spread across 400+ pages.
This book contains literally everything you need for writing successful college essays, distilled into organized, pleasant-to-read chapters.
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Table of Contents - List of Schools
Over 400 pages of content, jam-packed with the best college admissions essays.
- Personal Statement Essays6
- Prompt 1: Background, identity, interest, or talent7
- Prompt 2: Lessons from obstacles34
- Prompt 3: Questioning or challenging a belief or idea55
- Prompt 5: Accomplishment, event, or realization60
- Prompt 6: What makes you lose track of time85
- Prompt 7: Share an essay on any topic of your choice99
- Supplemental Essays112
- Brown University113
- Carnegie Mellon University120
- Claremont McKenna College129
- Columbia University131
- Cornell University136
- Dartmouth College141
- Duke University145
- Emerson College148
- Emory University151
- Georgetown University158
- Ithaca College165
- Indiana University167
- Johns Hopkins University170
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology175
- University of Michigan180
- New York University217
- Northwestern University220
- Oberlin College232
- Pomona College234
- Princeton University238
- Rice University243
- Stanford University249
- Tufts University262
- Tulane University270
- University of Notre Dame275
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill282
- University of Pennsylvania296
- University of Pittsburgh304
- University of Southern California307
- University of Virginia313
- University of Wisconsin, Madison319
- University of California Personal Insight Questions322
- Prompt 1: Leadership experience323
- Prompt 2: Creative side333
- Prompt 3: Greatest talent or skill339
- Prompt 4: Significant educational opportunity or barrier350
- Prompt 5: Most significant challenge360
- Prompt 6: Academic subject that inspires you371
- Prompt 7: Making your school/community a better place380
- Prompt 8: What makes you stand out?391
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