As always this was an informative and interesting discussion with Chris H. as we explored the intimate details of the admissions process.  For more information on College Admissions please visit the Veritas Blog.  Without further ado, here is the seminar in its entirety.

To download, follow this link: http://drop.io/HowToGetIntoHarvard/asset/how-to-get-into-your-harvard-2010-mp3

As always, we will be recording and sharing these lessons freely with the world. Without further ado, here goes:

Lesson One: Introduction to tutoring, education, and disruptive market forces
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First, here is the information on how to write the personal admissions essay from Andrew Magliozzi, the company’s founder.

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First published in 1922 and translated to English in 1951, Siddhartha has become a cult classic among readers in the West seeking to understand Eastern mysticism.  A major preoccupation of Hesse (b. 1877 d. 1962) when writing Siddhartha was to cure his ’sickness with life’ (Lebenskrankheit) by immersing himself in Eastern philosophy, specifically the Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita.

The second half of the book took years to write, because Hesse “had not experienced that transcendental state of unity to which Siddhartha aspires.”  In order to do so, Hesse lived as a virtual recluse and became totally immersed in the sacred teachings of both Hindu and Buddhist scriptures . His intention was to attain that ‘completeness’ which, in the novel, is the Buddha’s badge of distinction.

All of these themes and more are explored in the following lessons:

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First, the Livescribe lesson:

Next, here is the full essay along with the first couple of google voice lesson recordings:

Part One

Part Two

Now the revision of the rough draft:

Part One

Part Two

Brainstorm Lesson (Livescribe part 2):

Revision Lesson Part 2 (google voice):
[See Essay]

Final Revision Lesson (google voice):
[See Essay]

Without ado, here is our lesson on the entire book book along with a plan for writing an essay.  The entire essay, as I mentioned, you can also find here.  Please enjoy.

Thanks,

Andrew