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...highlight of Rein’s book is the 15 essays submitted by Harvard students. Although he has never served on an undergraduate admissions committee, Rein analyzes each essay, demonstrating what made it successful. For example, referring to an essay about a girl’s memories of her grandfather, Rein explains, “Somene who is capable of such a strong relationship and is so confident to reveal her true feelings in an essay is someone that we want to know.” Rein says that his book differs from other college essay books, such...
Rein acknowledges that not all the essays are equally well-written. Some were included because they presented various ways of expressing a point. “They weren’t all my favorites,” he admits. Nonetheless, the criticism can be read between the lines. For example, Rein advises, “This might not be a good idea for you to do because it’s hard to do well,” and “This person uses a lot of metaphors, but in your essay you may not want...
Former Harvard President Derek C. Bok published an essay in the same issue of The Chronicle criticizing university presidential salaries...
...essay, Bok questioned whether such high salaries are necessary to attract university presidents. He argued that college presidents are primarily motivated by a desire to have an impact on their campus...
...bulk of the ITMFG series is available, with a little sleuthing, at specialized video stores, so read on even if you?re not near Manhattan. (And be sure to read Grady Hendrix?s program notes, each one a supercharged essay on the film in question.) But at a time when most U.S. Chinatown theaters have closed, it?s worth seeing these films on the big screen, with an audience juiced for a communal thrill. That?s the best way to rekindle the grand old days of Hong Kong horror...