50 successful Ivy League application essays / Gen and Kelly Tanabe.

Author: Tanabe, Gen S.

Edition: 2nd ed.

Publisher: Belmont, CA : Supercollege, Llc, 2012.

ISBN: 9781617600043 (pbk.)
1617600040 (pbk.)

Description: vi, 221 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject: College applications United States.
Private universities and colleges United States Admission.
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Notes: "Includes advice from college admissions officers and the 25 essay mistakes that guarantee failure."

Contents: 25 essay mistakes that guarantee failure -- Ivy league admissions officer Q&A -- Books/literature -- Career -- Entrepreneurship -- Challenges -- Community service -- Family -- Heritage and identity -- Humor -- An influential person -- Issues -- Leadership -- Personal growth -- Talent -- Travel -- Vignette -- Why our college -- Wait list letter -- Advice on topics from Ivy League students -- Advice on writing from Ivy League students -- What I learned from writing the essay.

Summary: "Contains 50 essays with analysis from successful Ivy League applicants, tips on how to select the best topic, what Ivy League admission officers want to see in your essay, 25 mistakes that guarantee failure and tips from Ivy League students on how to write a successful essay"--