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by Harvard Crimson

Proven Admissions Strategies from Successful Students
 
In How They Got into Harvard, fifty successful applicants to Harvard University share their tips and tactics for succeeding in the college admissions process. The students profiled in this book were not all class valedictorians, star athletes, or Harvard "legacies." In fact, many were simply strong all-around applicants who beat the odds and got into one of the country's most selective institutions.  Through each concise account of a single student's résumé and admissions story, you'll learn lessons and strategies that you can use on your own applications.
 
In all, eight key admissions strategies are addressed, including:
-How to identify and present a key talent
-How to make your well-roundedness an asset, not a weakness
-How to forge connections and use them to your advantage
 
Each student profile also includes all their vital information, including:
-Test scores and GPA
-Extracurricular activities and awards
-Family background and hometown

Genres: Nonfiction

173 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2005

Reviews

[Hang Nguyen · Rating 2 out of 5]

to be honest extremely repetitive and boring at times. It took me so long to read a 190 page book.

but I do think there are some great tips. Just want the tip to be more expressed inside of their application if that make sense.

I also went into this thinking that I might be able to read some examples of essay but I was disappointed at what I found.

But overall... if you’re really dedicated and want to see the life of Harvard students then this would be a good book. But for tips... not so much. In my own opinion

[Zi Shan]

This book highlights important aspects of education and fulfilment within 5 steps. It discusses extracurriculars, essays, and applications using real-life Harvard accepted applications. From international students to students from Boston, there's a variety of different applications to learn from. This book really helped me understand different aspects of growth and development. If you have desire to go to Harvard, this book is for you.

[maria soleil 🌞 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helpful if you’re interested in an Ivy League Education. One can learn from the mistakes and triumphs of various applicants. Although the anonymous student was fishy…

[Maggie Walker · Rating 3 out of 5]

informative read but very outdated

[Kristin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interested in learning what it takes to stand out in the application process at Harvard? Take a look at this book and you’ll see a few trends:

• Flaunt Your Talent & Get Recruited- Great tips for athletes, national debate champions, award winning musicians and the like. Emphasize that if you get in, you plan on joining a particular activity that “will allow you to exercise your talent- and benefit the entire campus.” In particular, if you’re an athlete, “Make sure that you are in constant contact with the coach throughout the admissions process.” This can set you apart from the other well-rounded student-athletes.
• Be Passionate- Emphasize your love of ballet (or other activity), years of practice, and get “recommendations from people who have witnessed your passion.” Know that this passion may have precluded you from participating in other activities, so “don’t be afraid to admit your focus.”
• Find the Perfect Balance- These are the all-around super stars.
• Lead the Pack- These are the leaders of tomorrow.
• Beat the Odds- Share your story of success against strong odds.
• Write the Stand Out Essay- Grab the admissions officers’ attention with your Pulitzer Prize writing ability. Polish your application so that your ability to “fit” with the new class “will shine through.”
• Make and Use Connections- Make a connection with the admissions officers and alumni that you meet throughout the application process.
• Make Yourself Heard and Campaign to Win- show your enthusiasm in your communications.


© 2014 Kristin N.P. Rappe

[Hiba Ismail · Rating 3 out of 5]

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

This How To Guide contained fifty applications from fifty students who currently attend Harvard or Alumni. These applications highlighted their positive attributes that disparaged any hopeful student. For example, these students passion, intelligence, athleticism, artistic attributes, and more importantly leadership. Additionally, these prestigious students were raised in homes of different status and origin, but all possessed the same desire to attend the reputable Harvard University.

In my opinion, the How To Guide provides insight on qualities applicants have to possess in order to gain acceptance into the university. Obviously, obtaining and possessing these characteristics is anything but simple. Rather than encouraging, this guide does quite the opposite.

I recommend this book to someone who believes that they possess the calliber to get in. However, it is most likely these people have no objective of anything else besides getting into this prestigious university. Only that objective of gaining acceptance. If you do not believe you possess this skill set, do not read the guide, as you will only be discouraged.

[Mohamed Yousif · Rating 2 out of 5]

An inspiring read. I found the book to be repetitive to the point of boredom sometimes but I learned a few things, that's for sure. Some of the applicants had ridiculously strong resumes to the point where I couldn't help but to wonder how they managed to pull off all of this before the tender age of 18. Whatever their cases may be, the thing that came off as obvious is the sheer diversity Harvard attracts, and the powerful talents that gives it that well-rounded feel. If I were to study the book in detail and look up all the activities within the book that the students had for their resumes, I would know an awful lot about sports, the arts, the sciences, and their awards to say the least. The most important lesson I came out with from this book, and which was repeated so often that it stuck, is that one should not take on activities for the sole purpose of beautifying his resume, but should do so on the grounds of having passion and love for that activity. I'd probably recommend this book for people who have just entered middle school because knowing the sheer strengths of these applicants' resumes will have them know in no time that in order to compete, they must start as soon as possible.

[Vansh Nishchal · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book. It was cool to see the individual stories of students who got to Harvard. I liked how their statistics and biographical stories were included.

[Sara Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

How They Got into Harvard is a book to help those looking to apply one day in the future. It shows you how Harvard students did certain activities, perplexing essays and astounding interviews. With 8 different strategies to help you find the right way to make your perfect application! In each category there are around 8 different college acceptances with what they've done, and their 'Big Ideas'. This being their ideas and advance on what you should do or act.

I rated this book 5 stars, because this book provided an amount of information I would have never known Harvard wanted. When it comes to the time I need to send in applications, and if I have the right test scores - I will surely apply! My favourite strategies in this book was Strategy 2: To be passionate, and Strategy 8: Make yourself heard and campaign to win! I will need to show them that I enjoy learning and which ever major I choose. Along with once I set my mind on something, I will surely achieve my goals!

[Lunar Raven · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really helpful book.

For some time, I have just been waffling and not really getting anywhere but this book really helped me get a direction. Ever since I read this book, I have started to recognise my goals, work harder towards them and this book just really helped me for getting aware. I have even given this book to my friends to read and it seemed to help them a lot as well. I would definitely tell everyone to give this a try because I read this in year 7 and since then has worked hard and has recognised what sort of things I need for my application. Reading this in Y7 did give me a lot of time to build and collect items for my application.

While it was a bit repetitive, it is worth it.

[Shaun Terry jr. · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was interesting, and I thought that it worked well as supplementary information; I wouldn't suggest that you should buy this book as your sole resource for figuring out how to get into school. Oddly, there were plenty of grammatical errors in it, which I thought was a little funny.

Alternatively, "A is for Admission," while itself imperfect, provides a lot more information, and with a lot more credibility. If you're really wanting to get into an Ivy League school, I'd recommend that book over this one.

[emily Ying · Rating 5 out of 5]

Advice:
IF u want to go to Harvard, read this before your junior year or, in the best scenio before high school. DON'T read this in your application phase(like me) because it's hope-destruction. When I finished the book....I don't even dare to bother apply for simply one Ivy League school and it turned out to be a huge mistake.

[Harper Burgy]

Loved it!