Tips?

College Essays
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<p>Well, i'm about to be a senior (junior year is about to end). I am VERY aspired to go to a good college, like Stanford. I hear the college essay is VERY important for this. Now, what can i do in the summer to prepare? And is it 1 essay i need to write? I am quite busy next year, so i do want to get a head start on it in the summer.</p>

<p>Would you suggest buying a book to help me, or to get some professors to help?</p>

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<p>Excellent essay advice from UVa:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/writingtheessay.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/writingtheessay.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Harry Bauld, "On Writing the College Application Essay", is very good too, here are places to get it:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&qi=XfBia3p8AMhMHQiAHGKebcuAnYc_2338582141_1:1:6%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&qi=XfBia3p8AMhMHQiAHGKebcuAnYc_2338582141_1:1:6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>