The Berkeley Book of College Essays

Personal Statements for California Universities and Other Selective Schools

by Janet Huseby

144 pp, 5 3/8 x 7 1/2”, paper,
ISBN 978-1-933330-60-0, $11.95

EXCERPT: Three successful
college admissions essays!

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The first installment in a new series from Cody’s Books and Stone Bridge Press that captures the energy and activism of the San Francisco Bay Area. This lively collection of successful college admissions essays from the kids at Berkeley High reflects the diversity and eclectic interests of urban and suburban students at public schools where academic ambition, gender issues, life on the streets, and love for math, music, and art are all a part of the mix. Learn the tools to write well and reach your dreams, all while keeping it real.

Compiler Janet Huseby is a journalist and writer who has been helping with their college essays for many years.

Excerpt from "A Word on this Book" by editor Janet Huseby:

Sample Successful College Admissions Essays
Complete UC essay package by Nat Smith
Long essay by Mollie Schoenwald
Long essay by Erendira Gutierrez

The UC Essay Package
Complete UC essay package by Nat Smith, who graduated from Berkeley High in 2005 and is currently a student at Dartmouth College.

The Long Essay
Long essay by Mollie Schoenwald, who graduated from Berkeley High in 2005 and is currently a student at Northwestern University.
Long essay by Erendira Gutierrez, a member of the Berkeley High class of 2000. Gutierrez attended California State University, Chico, and the Dental Hygiene Program at Santa Rosa Junior College.

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