<p>I know that you guys want to see essays to learn from the writing style, but writing style is also a part of who you are and shows your voice. You need to write in your own style - not someone else's (even if the content is different). Plus, seeing someone else's essay might get you hung up on their's rather than freely exploring different options yourself. Write an essay, give it to people to read and comment on, edit it, and send it in when you are happy with it and feel it reflects yourself.</p>
<p>B&N and Borders are full of books with essays of admitted students.</p>
<p>try the "50 successful Harvard essays" or something, by the Harvard Crimson. I have it and learned how their writing skills are very creative and distinctive.</p>
<p>Ha I love how like 10 people have asked for PM's of essays and no one has gotten one yet. (well I havn't at least) Oh well. lol.</p>
<p>the essays are as far as borders. i found a lot of stanford essays.</p>
<p>martinibluex - is there a specific name of the book that has stanford essays?</p>
<p>Most of the books with essays in them are pretty worthless. I did like How to Write a Winning College Application Essay because it helped me think about what I should write about. Skimming a few of those essays might possibly be helpful to get some sense of what you can do, especially somewhat unorthodox essays. But in the end the best essays will be ones that you think through yourself that really reflect you. No book will be able to tell you how to do that. The best you can hope for is that the book might guide you in the right direction, as the book I mentioned is likely to do.</p>
<p>i still don't have an essay... <em>mopes</em></p>
<p>just remember that the essays are basically you trying to introduce yourself, and more importantly your strengths, to the admin in an interesting and indirect way</p>
<p>I'd prefer not to send out my essays, but I second the suggestion of How to Write a Winning College Application Essay. Seriously, start jotting down ideas now. And they can be just ideas, not actual essays. Then you'll have a ton of matrerial to work with when you start the essay-writing process in the summer.</p>
<p>I wrote my college application essays over the past summer as well. Gives you enough time to write it out w/o the stress.</p>
<p>Back in August, I had absolutely no idea what I was going to write for my essays (even now, I cant believe theyre all finished and sent)- but I guess just think about your past or focus on a memory that stands out, and try writing about that.</p>
<p>I also wrote mine over the summer, between cramming in research and going out with friends. Ah, I had a bunch of jumbled notes, but somehow I managed to create essays out of them :).</p>
<p>haha. i really waited till the month before. QuizQuick had a really good point. i wrote my roommate essay and the long one about a strong memory. jotting down notes really didnt work for me and neither did pre-planning it. for me it was easier to just write it all at once and then revise but i guess to each his own.</p>
<p>I waited until 2/3 days before the deadline. Finished on the 15th 11pm eastern time. I'm the procrastination god.</p>
<p>i hate to burst your bubble, Csr43 - but i am the divine procrastinator. i wrote all three short essays on the 15th and finished my long one just in the nick of time. i submitted mine 3:00 AM Eastern standard time (THE deadline).</p>
<p>pindar is right though - to each his own. personally, i work a lot better under pressure, but i know that doesn't work for everyone. it's hard for me to work without a deadline breathing down my neck. the essays were definitely the best part of my app.</p>
<p>Do you think all youll ever want to read your college essays ever again?</p>
<p>actually yea. i wrote about something that i wont likely forget for a long time so even if i dont re-read...i'm sure i'll remember</p>
<p>If I get accepted, I'll read my essays 1000 times. If i get rejected, I'll read my essays only once because after that, I'm committing suicide.</p>