How They Got into Harvard 50 Successful Applicants Share 8 Key Strategies for Getting into the College of Your Choice

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• ISBN13: 9780312343750
• ISBN10: 0312343752
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-01
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

This resource delivers admissions advice from the mouths of those who have been there. Reporters for The Harvard Crimson interviewed scores of successful Harvard applicants to put together this collection of 50 applicant profiles. Through each concise account of a single students resume and application process, the reader picks up lessons and strategies that he or she can apply to his or her own approach. In all, several key strategies are addressed, including: How to identify and present your key talent How to submit the perfect application package How to forge and use connections to your advantage And many more. The students profiled in this book were not all valedictorians, star athletes, or Harvard legacies. Many were simply strong all-around applicants who beat the odds and got into one of the countrys most selective institutions. Through their experience, students and their parents see what it takes to get into Harvard and other competitive colleges.

Author Biography

The Harvard Crimson is the daily newspaper of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Its staff consists of three hundred students, and it is the nation's oldest continually operating daily college newspaper.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
Strategy 1: Flaunt Your Talent and Get Recruited
Racquel Bracken	2	(4)
Julia Scott Carey	6	(4)
Aram Demirjian	10	(3)
Gareth James Doran	13	(3)
Zak Farkes	16	(3)
Bong Ihn Koh	19	(4)
Emily Lucas	23	(3)
Aliaa Remtilla	26	(3)
Mary C. Serdakowski	29	(5)
Strategy 2: Be Passionate
Morgan Arenson	34	(3)
Lauren Bray	37	(4)
Neha Chauhan	41	(3)
Bryan G. Chen	44	(4)
Heather Charlotte Higgins	48	(3)
Matthew J. Kan	51	(4)
Andrew B. Malone	55	(3)
Katherine L. Penner	58	(5)
Strategy 3: Find the Perfect Balance
Siobhan P. Connolly	63	(3)
Nicole K. Efron	66	(3)
Jordan S. Fox	69	(3)
Jason McCoy	72	(3)
Muriel Payan	75	(3)
Zachary Rothstein	78	(4)
Anjali Salooja	82	(3)
William "Brad" Wainright	85	(6)
Strategy 4: Lead the Pack
Dahm Choi	91	(3)
Amelia Kimball	94	(3)
James Sietstra	97	(4)
Carmelo C. Tringali	101	(6)
Strategy 5: Beat the Odds
Jinna Chung	107	(4)
Brendan Corcoran	111	(3)
Biana Fay	114	(3)
Jennifer L. Lykken	117	(4)
Kwame Larhi Osseo-Asare	121	(4)
Laura Lynn Rees	125	(3)
Nadiah Wan	128	(6)
Strategy 6: Write the Standout Essay
Darja Djordjevic	134	(4)
Harrison Greenbaum	138	(4)
Katherine Koopinan	142	(3)
Judith Li	145	(4)
Sahil Mahtani	149	(3)
Sue Meng	152	(3)
Sarah A. Moran	155	(3)
Kristen Tracey	158	(3)
Anonymous Applicant	161	(5)
Strategy 7: Make and Use Connections
Gerardo Con Diaz	166	(4)
Max Newman	170	(4)
Sutha Satkunarajah	174	(4)
Minhua Zhang	178	(5)
Strategy 8: Make Yourself Heard and Campaign to Win
Brad Michael Smith	183	(3)
Connor C. Wilson	186