<p>My mom came home today with the book "Getting into Any College: Secrets of Harvard Students." Apparenly it has application, essay, and SAT tips from a students perspective. Has anyone read this book or heard about it? Is it any good?</p>
<p>Also, I got Harry Bauld's "On Writing the College Application Essay." I have heard all glowing reviews, but I just realized it was published in 1987. Hasn't the admissions process changed a lot since then?</p>
<p>My mom also bought SparkNotes' "10 Things You Gotta Know about College Application Essays." This is a new book, and it has no reviews on Amazon. Has anybody heard of it or read it? </p>
<p>the "Getting into College" book is okay...it says it will show you how to make your application stand out because many pple will have similar stats, but then just gives the same generic tips (be neat, do leadership, etc.) that all college applications books give...
It's still not a bad book at all, though, because it has a good mix of useful things (essays, recommendation letters, etc.)</p>
<p>As to the thing about having a student's perspective...that basically takes the form of some personal stories or "friend's" stories that don't really provide anything useful (such as: visit the campus, try the food, don't give up, follow up w/ recommenders, etc.)</p>
<p>Personally, I like "college essays for dummies" myself. The Bauld book mainly gives you samples of essays, the dummies book gives you some great advice on getting started and writing an essay for YOU.</p>
<p>Thanks for the recommendation, carolyn. I'll have to check that book out. I was hesitant to do so before because my mom said those "for dummies" books take on a patronizing tone or sommething. Or maybe she said tat about the "idiot's guides..."</p>