Essays that Kicked Apps: 55 Unforgettable College Application Essays that Got Students Accepted

Explore 55 admissions essays that successfully got their writers into top-choice schools! Brought to you including student statistics plus commentary from the experts at The Princeton Review explaining what worked, and how it can work for you, too!

With application essays comprising an ever-more-important part of the college admissions process, it's no surprise that the idea of writing them makes many students anxious. Essays that Kicked Apps helps dispel that stress by giving students the best tools of all: examples of what worked—and why. Brought to you by America's college experts at The Princeton Review, Essays that Kicked Apps puts students into the admissions officer's seat with:

55 real-life essays written by applicants to Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, MIT, and moreEssays grouped by common themes and application promptsFriendly, concise commentary from our experts on what workedBrief bios of each student writer, including where they applied to and if they were accepted or rejected

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