Accepted!
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Jamie Beaton. Accepted!
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Illustrations
Guide
Pages
ACCEPTED! Secrets to Gaining Admission to the World's Top Universities
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 Signaling, the Hunger Games, and McHarvard
Notes
Chapter 2 Class Spam: Deadly and Effective
Notes
Chapter 3 Early Decision and the Dating Game
Notes
Chapter 4 Morpheus Wins: “Show Me The Future!”
Notes
Chapter 5 The Extracurricular Results/Effort Ratio: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters
Notes
Chapter 6 Not A School Leader? Go Build Your Own Empire
Notes
Chapter 7 Don't Be Fooled: Recommendation Letters Are Audit Trails
Notes
Chapter 8 The Kingmakers: Here's How the Best of the Best Defeat the Rest of the Best of the Best
Notes
Chapter 9 It's All Optional!: What the New “Test Optional” Universe Means to College Admissions
Notes
Chapter 10 Powerade, Burger Patties, and the Perfect Personal Statement
The Surgeon
Life Support
Note
Chapter 11 Dual Degrees and Why Double Dipping Opens Doors You May Not Know Existed
THE HUNTSMAN PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2
JEROME FISHER MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA3
BROWN–RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN DUAL DEGREE4
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY'S MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM5
HARVARD–NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY6
COLUMBIA–JUILLIARD7
STANFORD COTERMINAL MASTER'S PROGRAM8
3 + 2 ENGINEERING PROGRAMS9
VAGELOS LIFE SCIENCES AND MANAGEMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA10
DIGITAL MEDIA DESIGN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA11
Notes
Chapter 12 What the Rich Get Wrong: Don't Pay to Play over Summer
Notes
Chapter 13 Why Student Athletes Need to Compete with Their Heads
Notes
Chapter 14 Managing Your Toughest Adversary—Your Mind!
Note
Chapter 15 International Students and the Even More Uneven Playing Field
Notes
Chapter 16 Moneyball: How to Rank and Choose the Best Universities
Notes
Chapter 17 Harvard's Legacy, My Legacy, and Your Legacy
Notes
Chapter 18 The Personalities of the Ivy Leagues and Which One May Be Right for You
Note
Chapter 19 For Parents Only!
Epilogue
Appendix: Bonus Round: The Accepted! Strategy in Action: A Detailed Look at the Applications of Five Students Who Were Admitted to the Best Universities in the US
Case Study 1 The Harvard Slam Dunk: Student Government Lead and 15 APs
Honors, Awards, and Achievements
Activities/Extracurriculars
How This Student Used the ACCEPTED! Strategy
Case Study 2 The Cricket Playing Class Spammer Destined for Leadership
Academics
Awards
Activities/Extracurriculars
How This Student Used the ACCEPTED! Strategy
Case Study 3 Playing UChicago's Game
Academics
Activities/Extracurriculars
Highlights of the ACCEPTED! Strategy
Case Study 4 Violin, Vaults, and Volunteering—The Triple Flip into the Ivy League
Activities/Extracurriculars
Awards and Achievements
Highlights of the ACCEPTED! Strategy
Case Study 5 The Student Athlete Who Competed with Her Head
Activities/Extracurriculars
Awards and Achievements
Highlights of the ACCEPTED! Strategy
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index
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“This revelatory, insightful, brutally honest book will actually help you! That's because Jamie Beaton has more experience than anyone, from his personal journey as a New Zealander to Harvard, Stanford, Oxford and Yale to his pioneering role as founder and CEO of Crimson Education, which has helped thousands of students crack the code of Ivy League admission. ACCEPTED! is the real deal—and fun to read to boot. Tiger Mother approved.”
— Amy Chua, John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School. New York Times bestselling author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and The Triple Package
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“Don't just apply… stand out! In this fascinating book, Jamie Beaton shows how to position for admittance at the world's most famous universities. I wish I had this book when I was applying.”
— David Meerman Scott, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 12 books including The New Rules of Marketing and PR
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