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Refreshingly, Hernandez helps would-be Ivy Leaguers keep their goals in perspective. She strongly advises against "grade grubbing" or "working for the grade." If you think attending a top college is the key to success, Hernandez cautions that the Ivies may not be for you. "If your goal is to make money, but you don't enjoy studying or reading, don't waste your time by trying to get into an Ivy League or highly selective college.... The beauty of an Ivy League/highly selective education lies in the intellectual atmosphere.... It does not lie in the prestige of having a diploma from Princeton or Dartmouth on your wall." Levelheaded and clearly written, A Is for Admission is the perfect guide for the student (or parent) who has his eyes set on the stars. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The most natural thing to assume is that you are writing your application so that brilliant Ivy League-educated people can read it and laud your humor, charm, and intellectual prowess. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Let us read the GOOD book,
By Warren Wong (Fremont, California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Is for Admission: The Insider's Guide to Getting into the Ivy League and Other Top Colleges (Paperback)
This book is a must read for high school students or even jr high kids who want to have a vice grip on their college admissions. As a high school senior who read this after most of my applications were already turned in, I realized there was so much I could have done to organize my entire high school career and even stuff I could have done in jr. high to streamline the college admissions process. I've made lots of mistakes but after reading this, I understand better what colleges are looking for. For all of those hopeful prospective college students, best wishes. For the best book on writing college essays and writing in general, another bible to get is, On Writing the College Application Essay by Harry Bauld. The most unique way to shine above the tens of thousands of applicants is your essay. Take heed and delve into the wisdom of this book. For the actual steps in handling an actual college application with meticulous detail that goes far beyond the general guidelines, also get Michele's Acing the College Application. Having an excellent academics and passions is worthless if you can't present it in an attractive manner. That's what this book is for.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Demystifying, informative look at the application process,
By A Customer
This review is from: A Is for Admission: The Insider's Guide to Getting into the Ivy League and Other Top Colleges (Paperback)
College applications are a mystifying process. With directions often never exceeding a sentence or two, students are often left with the question "Well, what exactly DO they want from me?" Well, this book tells you. Mrs. Hernandez's brutally honest look into the application process lays everything out crystal clear for the reader to see. As they say, knowing is half the battle, and knowing how top colleges look at your application let you tailor your application so that the best qualities of you are shown. It also offers plenty of good advice on what to do if you're a NKB (Nice kid, but...) and aren't one of those people with a 1600 and have published their own bestselling novel. The only warning I would have is that college admissions has gotten exponentially harder over the past 5 years since this book was published, and what is said in the book about Academic 7, 8 and 9's (i.e. the most academically qualified)isn't as true as it was five years ago. Current academic 7 8 9's would do well to take a look at the advice given to 4, 5, 6's as nothing is guaranteed in today's crapshoot that we call college admissions. Particularly, I feel the essay has become more and more important in differentiating between top qualified students. Parents ought to start reading this book before their kid is in high school, so they can sort of guide their children in the right direction, but please please PLEASE don't give this book to kids until the start of their summer before senior year. I would shudder to think of a kid whose entire four years of high school were spent scheming about how to get into Harvard; high school is simply not a stepping stone into college, it's a time of learning to be taken in it's own right. Overall, this was truly a wonderful book written in a straightforward, easily readable fashion that did loads for me in taking much of the guesswork out of college apps. Combine this with Harry Bauld's book on writing the college essay to truly make your application stand out. Also, if you plan on doing the Common Application, check out her other book on the Common Application. I haven't read it, but any little advantage you can get will only help you into getting into your first choice school.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Informative,
By Chris G (Columbia, Missouri USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Is for Admission: The Insider's Guide to Getting into the Ivy League and Other Top Colleges (Paperback)
I am an assiduous student who is working to get into Princeton University. This book is mostly for those wanting into Dartmouth, but it can surely be applied to other colleges as well. The thing that was best was an explanation of the AI (Academic Index). Ms. Hernandez, however, was a less than adequate writer. Her writing was not very good, as is testified by other reviewers before me. Still, it was a good book, well worth 4 stars.
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