50 Successful Ivy League Application Essays

Document Outline

• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1: 25 Essay Mistakes that Guarantee Failure 
• Chapter 2: Ivy League Admissions Officer Q&A 
• Chapter 3: Academic Passion 
  • “Bacon” by Mariam Nassiri 
  • “Beyond Plug-and-Chug Math” by Anonymous 
  • “A Different Kind of Love” by Oana Emilia Butnareanu 
  • "From Flaubert to Frisbee” by Aditya Kumar
  • “Raising the Bar” by Anonymous 
• Chapter 4: Books/Literature 
  • “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern” by Fareez Giga
• Chapter 5: Career 
  • “Puzzles” by Anonymous 
  • “Addressing Injustices” by Mathew Griffin
  • “My Unpopular Decision” by Shiv M. Gaglani
  • “Healing Beyond Borders” by Mathew Griffin 
  • "Scientific Sparks” by Ariela Koehler 
  • “Researching Cancer” by Anonymous 
• Chapter 6: Entrepreneurship 
  • “The Computer Doctor” by Mathew Griffin 
• Chapter 7: Challenges 
  • “Unshakable Worth” by Sarah Langberg
  • “No Longer Invisible” by Angelica 
  • “Power of People” by Suzanne Arrington
  • “Self Mind” by Timothy Nguyen Le 
  • “A Summer of Stem Cells” by Ariela Koehler
  • “All Worth It” by Anonymous
• Chapter 8: Community Service 
  • “Music from the Heart” by Anonymous 
  • “Precious Planet” by Pen-Yuan Hsing 
  • “Cuddle Buddies” by Anastasia Fullerton 
  • “Best reader” by Manika 
• Chapter 9: Family 
  • “Box of Chocolates” by Alex Volodarsky
  • “Dear Santa” by Anonymous 
  • “Lessons from the Immigration Spectrum” by Anonymous
• Chapter 10: Heritage and Identity 
  • “Heritage” by Anonymous 
  • “Abuelo” by Angelica 
  • “Anything goes” by Jean Gan 
  • “Strength from Family Struggles” by Anonymous 
• Chapter 11: Humor 
  • “Exit Door” by Fareez Giga 
  • “Crime Scene report” by Lauren Sanders
• Chapter 12: An Influential Person 
  • “John Nash” by Jonathan Cross 
  • “Then and now: How the Perseverance of a Working, Single Mother Molded the Persona of her Chinese-American Daughter” by Lisa Kapp 
• Chapter 13: Issues 
  • “Sustainable Development in South Africa” by Steve Schwartz 
  • “A Young Voice for Seniors” by Ariela Koehler 
• Chapter 14: Leadership
  • “Birthing a Business” by Jason Y. Shah 
  • “Beyond Dictionary Definitions of Leadership” by victoria Tomaka 
• Chapter 15: Personal Growth
  • “Beauty” by Anonymous
  • “Keeping up with the Beat of the Drum” by Shreyans C. Parekh
  • “Hurricane Transformations” by Jason Y. Shah 
  • “The House on Wellington Avenue” by Jackie Liao 
• Chapter 16: Talent 
  • “A Dramatic Coup” by Fareez Giga 
  • “Music as My Second Language” by Jean Gan
  • “My Bedroom” by Fareez Giga
  • "A Special Performance” by Anonymous 
• Chapter 17: Travel 
  • “Extra Page” by Lauren Horton 
  • “Looking Beyond the Castle” by Brian Aguado 
• Chapter 18: Vignette 
  • “Polar Bears” by Lauren Horton 
  • Moving” by Laura v. Mesa 
• Chapter 19: Why Our College 
  • “Exploring Life’s Intricacies” by Mathew Griffin 
  • “Leveraging Potential” by Cameron McConkey 
  • “Inspiration from an Energy Conversion Machine” by Anonymous 
• Chapter 20: Wait List Letter
  • “Wait List Supplement” by Pen-Yuan Hsing 
• Chapter 21: Advice on Topics from Ivy League Students 
• Chapter 22: Advice on Writing from Ivy League Students 
• Chapter 23: What I Learned from Writing the Essay 
• About the Authors