College-bound students will find everything they need to prepare successful admission essays in this book. Containing 50 real essays students have written to gain admission to top colleges, this guide details the strengths of each essay, the inspiration of the student who wrote it, and what makes it a winner. These examples cover topics including leadership, overcoming difficulties, athletics, public service, special talents, and academic and career goals. A comprehensive writing workshop guides students through selecting topics, developing their stories, editing, and applying finishing touches. To help students avoid costly blunders, 12 unsuccessful essays, 25 essay mistakes to avoid, and tips from admission officers are included.

Accepted! 50 Successful College Admission Essays (Accepted! Series)

Test Preparation

Tanabe, Gen

Tanabe, Kelly

College & High School

Supercollege, Llc

Prospective business school students will find everything they need to prepare successful admission essays in this book. Containing 50 real essays students have written to gain admission to top business schools, this guide details the strengths of each essay, the inspiration of the student who wrote it, and what makes it a winner. The essays represent a diverse group of students and include those with traditional consulting and business backgrounds as well as those with nontraditional backgrounds in areas such as public service, the military, and culinary arts. Crucial insights are included from business school admission officers who reveal what they are looking for in applicants, and successful applicants describe what worked for them and the mistakes they made that future applicants should avoid. Also included are strategies for the entire admission process, including how to research the type of students that each school is seeking, ace the interview, and get powerful recommendations.

Accepted! 50 Successful Business School Admission Essays (Accepted! Series)

Education & Teaching

Higher & Continuing Education

"With examples of applications, interviews, and 23 college admission essays, this book reveals proven strategies to get into and pay for any college. Based on the experiences of students who were admitted to AmericaÆs most prestigious universities, this updated edition covers the entire admissions and financial aid processes. It addresses questions about what 9th, 10th, and 11th graders can do to prepare for college, how parents can help without hurting, what it takes to ace the SAT and ACT, and where students can find free cash for tuition. Stories of studentsÆ successes and failures reveal how the college admissions and financial aid processes really work, while giving a personal face to what is often seen as an impersonal experience."

Get into Any College: Secrets of Harvard Students

"The secrets, tips, and strategies used by actual students to win millions of dollars in financial aid and scholarships are revealed in this guide for parents and high school, college, and graduate students. Every step of the scholarship process is examined, with advice about finding the right scholarships, crafting applications, writing exceptional essays, and negotiating for more aid. An all-new, comprehensive scholarship directory containing thousands of updated awards worth millions of dollars is included and is indexed by career goal, major, academics, public service, talent, athletics, religion, ethnicity, and more. "

Get Free Cash for College: Secrets to Winning Scholarships

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Balancing detailed explanations with real-life examples and practical resources, this guide reveals a multitude of ways to finance higher education. Topics include how to find and win scholarships, negotiate with colleges for more financial aid, maximize assistance from state and federal governments, take advantage of educational tax breaks, and benefit from government-subsidized student loans. Also included are creative strategies such as starting profitable dorm-room enterprises, trading tuition costs for volunteer service, and canceling debts with loan repayment programs. This book is designed to aid high school, college, adult, and graduate school students and their parents.

1001 Ways to Pay for College: Practical Strategies to Make College Affordable

Business & Money

Personal Finance

Information on thousands of scholarships, grants, and prizes is easily accessible in this revised directory with more than 700 new listings that feature awards indexed by career goal, major, academics, public service, talent, athletics, religion, ethnicity, and more. Each entry contains all the necessary information for students and parents to complete the application process, including eligibility requirements, how to obtain an application, how to get more information about each award, sponsor website listings, award amounts, and key deadlines. With scholarships for high school, college, graduate, and adult students, this guide also includes tips on how to conduct the most effective search, how to write a winning application, and how to avoid scams.

The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2013: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes

The only guidebook of its kind to combine extensive narrative college profiles with detailed data and statistics on each institution, this tome reports on more than 300 colleges and universities, addressing their academics, majors, student life, athletics, student body, distinguished alumni, admissions/financial aid, and postgraduation success. Tips on each college’s admission process and student quotes from a national survey accompany each description to provide an honest and thorough appraisal of each college’s strengths and weaknesses. To guide students by the numbers, this book includes extensive statistics for each school, with figures on the student composition, class sizes, most popular majors, admissions rates, required standardized tests, deadlines, college costs, and financial aid. A must-have, go-to resource for any college-bound student, their parents, or guidance and career counselors, readers will also find a ranking of the 100 best college values.

The Ultimate Guide to America's Best Colleges 2013

The powerful tools in this invaluable revised and updated resource equip students with the skills to write successful entrance essays for top-notch universities. The strengths and weaknesses of 50 application compositions from Ivy League schools, as well as Caltech, Duke, MIT, Stanford, and University of Chicago, are analyzed in detail, highlighting techniques to emulate and mistakes to avoid. College admission officers from some of these schools provide informative strategies and inside information on their writing assessment criteria. A comprehensive writing workshop provides tips toward selecting topics, developing stories, editing drafts, and applying finishing touches. Acknowledging that the written portion of the process is one of the most important factors for admission into highly selective schools, this helpful guidebook offers sage advice and inspiration to keep applicants on the right track.

50 Successful Ivy League Application Essays

The secrets, tips, and strategies used by actual students to win millions of dollars in financial aid and scholarships are revealed in this completely revised guide for parents and high school, college, and graduate students. Every step of the scholarship process is examined, with advice on finding the right scholarships, crafting applications, writing exceptional essays, and asking the college for a financial-aid reassessment. Profiles of scholarship judges give potential applicants insight into the scholarship selection process and the qualities that judges seek in selecting the winners. A fully updated scholarship directory contains the top 150 scholarships that anyone can win with awards worth more than $100 million; examples of winning scholarship applications, essays, and interview questions and answers are also included.

Based on the real-life experiences of students who were admitted to the United States' most prestigious universities, this guide provides proven strategies to get into and pay for any college. Detailing what high school students—from freshmen to seniors—can do to prepare, this updated edition addresses recent changes in admissions and financial-aid processes and the increasingly popular early-admissions option. Examples of applications, interviews, and 23 actual college-admission essays complement information on how parents can help without hurting, what it takes to ace the new SAT and ACT, and where students can find free cash for tuition. Stories of students' successes and failures reveal how the college-admissions and financial-aid processes really work, while giving a personal face to what is often seen as an impersonal experience. A section for special groups includes admission considerations for athletes, transfer and international students, students with disabilities, and home-schooled students.

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Accepted! 50 Successful College Admission Essays (Accepted! Series)

Accepted! 50 Successful Business School Admission Essays (Accepted! Series)

Get into Any College: Secrets of Harvard Students

Get Free Cash for College: Secrets to Winning Scholarships

1001 Ways to Pay for College: Practical Strategies to Make College Affordable

The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2013: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes

The Ultimate Guide to America's Best Colleges 2013

50 Successful Ivy League Application Essays

Get Free Cash for College: Secrets to Winning Scholarships

Get into Any College: Secrets of Harvard Students