How To Get Into Harvard

Author : Staff of the Harvard Crimson
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312343750
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How They Got Into Harvard written by Staff of the Harvard Crimson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the individual admissions process of fifty students accepted to the prestigious university, sharing strategies for identifying key talents, submitting the perfect application package, and improving networking skills.

Author : Jerome Karabel
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618574582
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Chosen written by Jerome Karabel and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on decades of research, Karabel shines a light on the ever-changing definition of "merit" in college admissions, showing how it shaped--and was shaped by--the country at large.

Author : Daniel Golden
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307497372
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Price of Admission (Updated Edition) written by Daniel Golden and published by Crown. This book was released on 2009-01-21 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A fire-breathing, righteous attack on the culture of superprivilege.”—Michael Wolff, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Fire and Fury, in the New York Times Book Review NOW WITH NEW REPORTING ON OPERATION VARSITY BLUES In this explosive and prescient book, based on three years of investigative report­ing, Pulitzer Prize winner Daniel Golden shatters the myth of an American meri­tocracy. Naming names, along with grades and test scores, Golden lays bare a corrupt system in which middle-class and working-class whites and Asian Ameri­cans are routinely passed over in favor of wealthy white students with lesser credentials—children of alumni, big donors, and celebrities. He reveals how a family donation got Jared Kushner into Harvard, and how colleges comply with Title IX by giving scholarships to rich women in “patrician sports” like horseback riding and crew. With a riveting new chapter on Operation Varsity Blues, based on original re­porting, The Price of Admission is a must-read—not only for parents and students with a personal stake in college admissions but also for those disturbed by the growing divide between ordinary and privileged Americans. Praise for The Price of Admission “A disturbing exposé of the influence that wealth and power still exert on admission to the nation’s most prestigious universities.”—The Washington Post “Deserves to become a classic.”—The Economist

Author : Frank Bruni
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 145553269X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be written by Frank Bruni and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read award-winning journalist Frank Bruni's New York Times bestseller: an inspiring manifesto about everything wrong with today's frenzied college admissions process and how to make the most of your college years. Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded by test prep, tutors, all sorts of stratagems, all kinds of rankings, and a conviction among too many young people that their futures will be determined and their worth established by which schools say yes and which say no. In Where You Go is Not Who You'll Be, Frank Bruni explains why this mindset is wrong, giving students and their parents a new perspective on this brutal, deeply flawed competition and a path out of the anxiety that it provokes. Bruni, a bestselling author and a columnist for the New York Times, shows that the Ivy League has no monopoly on corner offices, governors' mansions, or the most prestigious academic and scientific grants. Through statistics, surveys, and the stories of hugely successful people, he demonstrates that many kinds of colleges serve as ideal springboards. And he illuminates how to make the most of them. What matters in the end are students' efforts in and out of the classroom, not the name on their diploma. Where you go isn't who you'll be. Americans need to hear that--and this indispensable manifesto says it with eloquence and respect for the real promise of higher education.

Author : Chuck Hughes
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071425063
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What It Really Takes to Get Into Ivy League and Other Highly Selective Colleges written by Chuck Hughes and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2003-04-22 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate insider's guide to getting into the nation's most competitive colleges Written by a former senior admissions officer at Harvard University, this book provides keen insights into what it takes to get into America's top schools. With the help of case studies of successful Harvard applicants, Charles Hughes II defines the goals and mission of highly selective schools. He explains the relative weight given to: Academics Extra-curricular activities Personal qualities Intangibles in the admission process Hughes breaks down the components of the application, explaining the significance of each and how they are evaluated. And, drawing upon his extensive experience, he clues readers in on effective ways for applicants to improve their candidacy, including: How to prepare early in high school How to write a better application How to find the school best suited to their interests, personality, and goals With this essential guide, students will be able to present their talents in the best light possible, and create a winning college application.

Author : Gen S. Tanabe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Get Into Any College written by Gen S. Tanabe and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stuart White
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780999680520
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book College Admissions written by Stuart White and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-29 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with resources to help parents make sense of the college application process, conduct a college search, and help guide their child's completion of their college application. The author has included a variety of tools to compare one school to another, keep track of important application deadlines, and track possible scholarship aid. Readers from around the world have praised its value to parents who want to make sense of the college gauntlet without hovering and taking control away from their children. One reviewer has written: Stuart White's new book takes a unique focus on the role of the parent of one of the hundreds of thousands of overachieving high schoolers. Whereas most books are written for parents that micro manage and compel their children into the high achiever stereotype, Prof. White's book centers on a rather beautiful love story between him and his daughter as she went through the college admission process.Another reader has written: Thank you for sharing your helpful guide to the college application process. I have read many articles and listened to many podcasts regarding the process, yet still learned more from your book¿ I appreciated your openness and candidness regarding helicopter parenting. I think it's important to include that advice in this book, as most people reading a book like this will lean toward the helicopter side of parenting. The author's side by side journey with his daughter ended with her admission to Yale University.

Author : Michele A. Hernández
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1455501891
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Is for Admission written by Michele A. Hernández and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10-28 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former admissions officer at Dartmouth College reveals how the world's most highly selective schools really make their decisions.

Author : Harvard Lampoon(TM) Harvard Lampoon Incorporated Staff
Publisher : Grand Central Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780446676168
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Harvard Lampoon's Guide to College Admissions written by Harvard Lampoon(TM) Harvard Lampoon Incorporated Staff and published by Grand Central Pub. This book was released on 2000 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A humorous guide to the college application process profiles and ranks such schools as the Colorado School of Mining Technology, provides tips on SATs, and offers insight into coping with dorm life.

Author : Crimson Key Society
Publisher : Let's Go
ISBN 13 : 9781612370163
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inside Harvard written by Crimson Key Society and published by Let's Go. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get inside Harvard with this brand-new edition of the Crimson Key Society's guide, a behind-the-scenes look at one of America's most prestigious universities. Tracing Harvard's riveting 350-year-long history--from storied past to thriving present--Inside Harvard offers unique insight into student life, as well as full-color maps and photographs, fun facts and figures, walking tours, and alumni and architectural spotlights. The Crimson Key Society leaves no tradition untold and no hidden tunnel unexplored--so whether you're an alumnus, a prospective student, or a simply curious visitor, check out Inside Harvard for a glimpse into the heart of this prestigious U.S. institution.