These 50 slice-of-life college application essays were written by real students who all got into outstanding schools--from Harvard, UCLA, Cornell, NYU and Berkeley to Boston College, Williams, Smith and Brown.

By reading these core essays, students can discover their own topic ideas, and also learn the narrative writing style, format and voice for their own essays.

Each essay also includes an insightful analysis by the author--renowned essay expert Janine Robinson from the wildly popular blog, Essay Hell--who explains what worked and why. She shows students how they can use specific story-telling writing techniques to power their college admissions essays.

This collection also is the perfect companion for Robinson's popular college application essay writing guide, Escape Essay Hell, which teaches students how to write standout narrative essays using a simple step-by-step approach.

There is no better way to learn how to write a winning personal statement than to read what others have written. These essays will make you cry, laugh, think and feel--and even make you eager to find your own stories and write your own.

Janine Robinson has 5 popular college application essay writing guides available on Amazon: Just enter her name in the search box to find them all! She also offers private and group tutoring and editing services to students all over the world (via Skype). Learn more about her background and services at: EssayHell.com.

Good luck!