<p>I am a rising senior and I want to get started on my common application essay, but I do not know how to write it well or properly. I need to see samples so I know what schools look for in these essays. Are there any books that have example common application essays that have been accepted by the top universities or colleges? Thanksss</p>
<p>If you google “college essays that worked”, there’s a bunch of good examples, particularly from Connecticut College and Hamilton.</p>
<p>Go to [Google</a> Books](<a href=“http://books.google.com/]Google”>http://books.google.com/), search “college application essay”, and you can preview pages of sample works in college essay writing books. Or you can just head to the local library.</p>