The Guide to Getting in: Winning the College Admissions Game Without Losing Your Mind; A Guide from Harvard Student Agencies

By Harvard Student Agencies Inc., Olivia L. Cowley, Thomas L. Miller

Book Overview

Getting into a college can be the most stressful ordeal a student can face, with endless planning, test-taking, competition, the torturous wait for an answer. . . . Now six undergraduates at Harvard reveal the secrets they learned while applying to the country's top colleges. With wit and common sense, they share tips you won't get from college counselors--because these students have actually faced the process themselves . . . and beaten it Learn how to: - Clean up your image in high school and capitalize on your strengths - Choose the right college using factors that really matter - Make your personal essay stand out with examples of essays that worked and why. - Finance your education, no matter what your means Also including: - Surprising, fun facts, and a useful glossary of common admissions terms - Quotes from current students on their experiences and regrets

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312300441
• ISBN13: 9780312300449
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A great college admissions book.

Going through the college admissions process last year, I got so sick of reading advice books by old, jaded admissions officers. Not only were they dry, but they were too cold and calculated in their advice for getting in to the top schools.The Guide to Getting In, however, is completely different. It was written by a group of funny and talented Harvard undergrads (actually from the same group that writes Let's Go, I think). They tell you all the important facts you need to know to get through the admissions process, but in a way that is enjoyable to read. I actually found myself laughing out loud during certain chapters, which is pretty impressive for a college admissions book.My only criticism would be that it lacks some of the admissions office inside info that a few other books offer. I would recommend getting The Guide to Getting In, along with A is for Admission, or another similar title.