Get into Any College : Secrets of Harvard Students

Content: Cover Page
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Dedication Page
 Contents
 Special Features
 Chapter 1: What Selective Colleges Really want from Applicants
 Getting into your Dream School
 How this Book is Superior to all Others: A Shameless (But True) Testimonial
 A Sneak Preview to what's Inside
 What Colleges Consider in Deciding whom to Admit
 How Colleges Make their Decisions: Behind the Closed Doors of the Admissions Office
 The Admissions Gamble and the Role of Luck
 Who we are and how we will Help
 Chapter 2: How to Pick the Perfect College for You. Your First Challenge: Deciding where to ApplyThe Neapolitan Ice Cream Approach to Picking the "Right" Colleges
 Which School has the Best Parties and Other Important Questions you Need to Ask
 Applying Early ... Or should I Sign My Life Away?
 The Dreaded Deferment
 Don't Worry about Money (Yet)
 Chapter 3: Create A Compelling Admission Application
 How to Write a Killer Application
 Get your Very Own Applications
 Save Time with the Common Application
 Get Ready to be a Neat Freak-Even if you're Not
 Your Online Personality
 Beef up your Extracurricular and Academic Life. Prioritize your ActivitiesLeadership is Always Better than Membership
 Tastefully Bragging about your Honors and Awards
 When to Leave it Blank
 Nip and Tuck in all the Right Places
 Leave No Question Unanswered
 Zap! Tips for Applying Online
 Finally ... Don't Forget to Sign
 An Example Application that Worked
 Chapter 4: How to Guarantee Excellent Evaluations
 Find Someone to Brag about You
 Start Early
 How to Hunt Down the Best Recommenders
 The Bonus Evaluation
 Get Recommenders who can Write about the Intimate Details of your Life
 The Name Game: Bigger isn't always Better. A Warning about NumbersAvoid Crunch Time
 Do the Grunt Work for your Recommenders
 The Perfect Cover Letter
 Be a Frequent Visitor to your Recommenders
 Make your Recommenders Feel Warm and Fuzzy
 Secret Fail-Safe Weapon for Excellent Evaluations
 Chapter 5: How to Write an Irresistible Essay
 The Essay: King of the Application
 The Essay in the Eyes of the Admissions Officer
 Typical Essay Questions
 All Questions can be Answered Exactly the Same
 Five Step Essay-Writing Workshop
 Step 1: Brainstorm Topics
 Step 2: Narrow the List of Possible Topics. Step 3: Razzle and Dazzle! Answer the Question UniquelyStep 4: Write for Perfection: Rewrite, Edit, Rewrite and Edit again, with Help from Editors
 Step 5: Polish your Essay
 The Essay-Writing Absolute Don'ts
 Totally Dumb Topics to Avoid
 Specific Tips for Specific Questions
 Next Up: The Magic of Recycling and Examples of the Good, Bad and Ugly ... Essays that Is
 Chapter 6: Recycle your Essays when Applying to many Colleges
 Presto-Chango! Turn One Essay into Two
 The Common Application: The Easiest way to Recycle
 How to Answer any Question with only One Essay.