<p>Anyone know these books? Are they really helpful for today''s game of admission?</p>
<p>Gaining admittance is not a game as much as it is about how well
you present who you are to your reader. (
maybe a nicer,
mellow version of you?)</p>
<p>OP, I read both books many times prior to my application process.
At the time I read it (2006) the books already were outdated
(there may be recent editions), however the advice in there is
golden. I would recommend checking these out at your public
library. The A is for admissions book was one I bought new
at the time when I had no idea about CC etc. It helped me form
a reasonable opinion of what my chances were and gave good
solid advice.</p>
<p>The dummies book on college apps/essays by Geraldine
Woods was also particularly helpful (ended up buying this one
on Amazon). I would highly recommend following the detailed
resume format example in the Hernandez book ‘Acing the college
application’. When an admissions officer does not want to read
the details they will simply skip over the additional information
section of your common app. When they do need the detail it
will be there.</p>
<p>I was admitted to all the schools I applied to including P, M (EA),
S(likely letter), Caltech (merit award) etc. and chose to matriculate
at Harvard. I do believe the excellent advice in the Herandez books
helped my admittance chances improve tremendously.</p>
<p>Well, they gave us the worst tip: <a href=“http://www.applicationbootcamp.com/2009/03/do-extras-matter/#more-362[/url]”>http://www.applicationbootcamp.com/2009/03/do-extras-matter/#more-362</a></p>