- ISBN13: 9780446540674
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Product Description
For generations, the admissions process of the Ivy League schools and other top colleges has been cloaked in mystery and myth. Now Michele A. Hernandez, a former admissions officer at Dartmouth, finally breaks the ancient code of silence to reveal how the world’s most highly selective schools really make their decisions. With absolute candor, Hernandez tells you all the hard truths, provides all the secrets, reveals how admission officers factor in every extenuating… More >>
A Is for Admission: The Insider’s Guide to Getting into the Ivy League and Other Top Colleges
This is one book you just cannot live without in the whole admissions process. Mix it in with her college application book and you have the perfect guide to how you should plan yourself into getting into the college of your dreams.
For me though, I only got in at the start of my senior year… so although many of the valuable courses guides and AP tests were too far away for me to consider, I was still able to use it to write great essays and present myself in the way I want to.
As corny as it sounds but this book really is the best and one that you cannot live without.
After all- who’s going to Princeton this fall ….
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is excellent and really provides an inside look at getting into the top schools. I am the author of The ABC’s of College Life, which is a hip, street-smart guide for college bound students and I highly recommend A is for Admission!
Rating: 5 / 5
As a parent who not only just went through the admissions process but who also read almost every book ever written on selective college admissions, I can say that this book is simply the best. I was surprised at the immature review that cited weak verbal skills — not true and an unwarranted ad hominem attack that makes me think the author wrote a competing book! Hernandez keeps her style chatty/breezy which is a good thing considering that many of the issues about standardized test scores, test norming and rank can be maddeningly complex. What the book is is READABLE and CLEAR. Hernandez manages to make even subjects like the history of the SAT interesting and once you realize how crucial standardized testing is in Ivy admissions, you’ll realize why she spends so much time on the subject. For those who claimed the book doesn’t give you a blueprint for applying, that’s not the goal of this book. A is for Admission clearly lays out the admissions process at the Ivies from the day your file arrives to the day your file is evaluated and commented upon. For those who want to actually write winning applications, Hernandez’ new book Acing the College Application covers that subject as does Bauld’s book on the college essay. Those two are the finest “how to” books on actually filling out applications. Or you could do what we did and hire Hernandez who just guided us personally through the application process and helped our son fulfill his life long dream of attending Dartmouth College. I’m happy to say that the author’s personality matches her clear and helpful writing style. A must have book for all students and parents even considering the Ivy League schools.
Rating: 5 / 5
Demystifies the admissions process but can’t help you at all with admission. Anyone considering applying to a selective college should read this book to understand the admissions process, but the book lacks examples to help you judge your chances. And reading this book can’t help you at all with admission.
Rating: 4 / 5
This book provides expert guidance and useful tips, but as a 15 year old sophomore looking to go to Stanford (or likes of), it’s a little discouraging. I’m a straight A student and I am involved in lacrosse and volunteering, but some of the featured examples were of students that were nearly perfect that got rejected. But like I said, the guidance she gives is useful and very goal oriented. I hope that by using this book I can get into a great college.
Rating: 4 / 5