The competition for getting into an Ivy League college is fierce--in 1999 only 15% of 122,000 applicants were accepted--and parents and students alike need strategies from the inside for getting into our nation's elite schools. The Princeton Review knows the politics behind college admissions and in this book they share their knowledge to teach students how to make their applications shine and to solidify their chances at landing a spot in an Ivy League school.
Includes detailed, specific admission information on all eight schools of the Ivy Harvard Yale Cornell Columbia Princeton Brown Dartmouth Penn
As well as other top-tier, non-ivies such Stanford MIT Duke and many more
This isn't the most entertaining book but when it comes down to college essay and application tips, it's the best. A lot of people in advisory were saying that it's intimidating to read the essays of top students but if you want to be the best, you have to face the best.