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Alumni and faculty members who would like to have their books considered for this listing should contact Stacey Himmelberger, editor of Hamilton magazine. This list, which dates back to 2018, is updated periodically with books appearing alphabetically on the date of entry.
Soundbite: The Admissions Secret That Gets You Into College and Beyond by Sara (Shapiro) Harberson ’97
October 1, 2021
Tags Alumni Book
New York: Hachette Books, 2021)
The author, a former college dean of admission turned consultant, says admissions committees often take seconds to decide whether to admit a student. They must sum up a candidate in one sentence that predicts whether that student will be a good fit for their college. That’s why she developed the soundbite, a tool that helps students craft their own defining statement of self-identity. By doing so, Haberson says, “the student’s fate no longer rests on a soundbite composed by an admissions officer. Instead, the student employs their own soundbite to define themselves on their own terms.” This book offers tried-and-tested exercises.
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