50 Successful Ivy League Application Essays

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“Start early! How? Select around eight schools. Three of them being 
schools which you have higher gPA/SAT scores than their average, two or 
three schools that you are right on average and two or three schools that are a 
reach because you may be on their average or not and it’s a gamble.
“Then review when applications come out, so you can take advantage of 
as much time to write the essay prompts. Think of it as an essay that will let 
the admissions officer get to know you and see a true reflection of you in your 
essays.
“I would also suggest to read essays and see typical essay questions so that 
you can begin outlines or construct ideas of how you would answer these 
questions. This will allow you to take advantage of the time and short amount 
of space allowed to write as much about you.”
—Andres Cantero, Stanford University