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...Rein realized that the best and brightest in China were failing to get into Harvard when he helped some Chinese friends prepare their applications. In China, where university admissions depend solely on test scores, Rein found that students with perfect or near-perfect scores do not realize these represent only one component of an American school’s application. He told his friends that they needed to show leadership, motivation and a desire to “change the world...
...don’t think Harvard students are that much more talented than other people,” Rein says. “They want to do big things in the world, but they’re not necessarily smarter.” Other popular misconceptions discredited in Rein’s book include: “I am not rich. Therefore, I could never attend Harvard University;” “If I’m not number one in my class, I will not get in;” and “If a famous...
...Rein, who did not learn Chinese until college (his book is translated into Chinese by his fiancee), wants to show Chinese audiences that it is not the best-looking, best-connected or wealthiest students who receive acceptance letters to Harvard every spring. Rein intends his book to serve as a cultural exchange, elucidating the differences between the Chinese and American university admissions processes. “It’s not always good to be the loudest and most ambitious person in China who sees an opportunity and seizes it,” Rein says. “Modesty...
...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 concludes that Harvard wants dynamic people who will contribute to the Harvard community and society at large. “They tend to be students who seize and create opportunities to make the world a better place. They are self-reflective people. It was a common thread through almost every one of the essays,” he says...