College Essays that Made a Difference

Presentsexamplesof123real-lifeessaysbycollegehopefulsalongwithpracticaladvicefromadmissionofficersfromtopuniversitiesonwhattheylookforwhenevaluatingessaysandapplicantsduringtheapplicationprocess.Original.15，000firstprinting.，CollegeEssaysThatMadeaDifference，3rdEditionincludesreal-lifeessayswrittenbyapplicantstoHarvard，Princeton，Stanford，Yale，MIT，andmore，aswellascompleteapplicationprofilesofover100students，includingtestscores，GPAs，demographicinformation，andwheretheygotinandwheretheydidn't.CollegeEssaysThatMadeaDifference，3rdEditionincludesessayssubmittedtothefollowingschools：AmherstCollegeBardCollegeBarnardCollegeBrandeisUniversityBrownUniversityBrynMawrCollegeCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyCarletonCollegeClaremontMcKennaCollegeColumbiaUniversityTheCooperUnionfortheAdvancementofScienceandArtCornellUniversityDartmouthCollegeDavidsonCollegeDukeUniversityFranklinW.OlinCollegeofEngineeringGeorgetownUniversityHamiltonCollegeHarvardCollegeKenyonCollegeMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyMiddleburyCollegeNewCollegeofFloridaNewYorkUniversityNorthwesternUniversityPomonaCollegePrincetonUniversityReedCollegeRiceUniversitySmithCollegeStanfordUniversitySwarthmoreCollegeTuftsUniversityUniversityofCalifornia–LosAngelesUniversityofCalifornia–SanDiegoUniversityofNotreDameUniversityofPennsylvaniaWashington&LeeUniversityWashingtonUniversityinSt.LouisWellesleyCollegeWesleyanUniversityWhitmanCollegeWilliamsCollegeYaleUniversity，Presentsexamplesof123realessaysbycollegehopefuls，alongwithadvicefromadmissionofficersfromtopuniversitiesonwhattheylookforwhenevaluatingessaysandapplicants