50 Successful Ivy League Application Essays

Chapter 22:  Advice on Writing from Ivy League Students 
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Chapter 23:  What I Learned from Writing the Essay 
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About the Authors 
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ThIS BooK woULd NoT hAVE BEEN 
possible without the gener-
ous contributions of the Ivy League students who agreed to share their 
admission essays and advice in order to help others who hope to follow 
in their footsteps.
We would also like to thank the admissions officers for spending 
the time to impart some of their knowledge to our readers: Dr. Michele 
Hernandez, former assistant director of admissions at Dartmouth 
College and Eva Ostrum, former assistant director of undergraduate 
admissions at Yale University.
We would like to express our appreciation to Chenxing Han for as-
sisting with the analysis of the students’ essays.
Special thanks to the counselors: Mary Pinedo, Whitney High School, 
Cerritos, CA; renee Brown, Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, 
nY; Tricia Bryan, John Marshall High School, Los Angeles, CA; Yamila 
Dielacher, El Camino High School, South San Francisco, CA; Stephanie 
gabbard, Champion High School, Warren, OH; Linda Kimmel, Irvington 
High School, Fremont, CA; Lynda Mcgee, Downtown Magnets High 
School, Los Angeles, CA; Ann Meyer, Highlands High School, Fort 
Thomas, KY; Mary O’reilly, Josephinum Academy, Chicago, IL; Lois 
rossi, Uniontown Area High School, Uniontown, PA; Chris Ward, Lake 
Park High School, roselle, IL; Carla Zielinski, Perkiomen valley High 
School, Collegeville, PA and Carnegie vanguard High School.

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