<p>The following books are well reviewed or have been recommended here before:</p>
<p>[On</a> Writing the College Application Essay: Harry Bauld](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0064637220/ref=cm_rdp_product]On”>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0064637220/ref=cm_rdp_product)
[50</a> Successful Harvard Application Essays: Staff of the Harvard Crimson](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Successful-Harvard-Application-Essays-Second/dp/0312343760]50”>http://www.amazon.com/Successful-Harvard-Application-Essays-Second/dp/0312343760)</p>
<p>Other books like On Writing Well and The Elements of Style should also be on your list if you haven’t read them. You might also want to read essays by professional writers ([for</a> example, this collection](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Best-American-Essays-Century/dp/0618155872]for”>http://www.amazon.com/Best-American-Essays-Century/dp/0618155872)) so you can get a feel for real quality work as well (not just stuff written by high school kids).</p>
<p>You can get some free successful college essays from here (which have been published on the college websites themselves): </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/755500-great-college-essays.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/755500-great-college-essays.html</a></p>
<p>And there are some more books recommended here: </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-essays/555864-book-other-help-essay.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-essays/555864-book-other-help-essay.html</a></p>