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No one knows colleges better than The Princeton Review!Not sure how to tackle the scariest part of your college application - the personal essays? Get a little inspiration from real-life examples of successful essays that scored! In College Essays That Made a Difference, 6th Edition, you'll find:* More than 100 real essays written by 90 unique college hopefuls applying to Harvard, Stanford, Yale, and other top schools - along with their stats and where they ultimately got in* Tips and advice on avoiding common grammatical mistakes* Q&A with admissions pros from 20 top colleges, including Connecticut College, Cooper Union, The University of Chicago, and many moreThis 6th edition includes application essays written by students who enrolled at the following colleges:Amherst CollegeBarnard CollegeBrown UniversityBucknell UniversityCalifornia Institute of TechnologyClaremont McKenna CollegeCornell UniversityDartmouth CollegeDuke UniversityGeorgetown UniversityHarvard CollegeMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyNorthwestern UniversityPomona CollegePrinceton UniversitySmith CollegeStanford UniversitySwarthmore CollegeWellesley CollegeWesleyan UniversityYale University.