50 successful Harvard application essays: what worked for them can help you get into the college of your choice

I. Passion. Michael Bervell ; Jang Lee ; Joe Kerwin ; Brianna Oppong-Antwi ; Elizabeth Sun ; Rachel Myoung Moon ; Lauren Sierra --

II. Intellectual couriosity. Dylan Parker ; Sheridan Marsh ; Athena Braun ; Brian Yu ; Ronni Cuccia ; Beth Young ; Henry Shah ; Deepika Kurup ; Yehong Zhu --

III. Identity. Allison Chang ; Cathering Zhang ; Yuki Zbytovsky ; Michael Liu ; Sophia Higgins ; Leah Marsh ; Matias Ferandel ; Jennifer Li ; Andrew Moton ; Andie Turner ; Erik Fliegauf ; Sara Friedman --

IV. Overcoming obstacles. Maureen Tang ; Angela Hui ; Cahleb Derry ; Nikolas Paladino ; Allison Rabe ; Liam Corrigan ; Esme Trahair ; Eliza Alton --

experiences abroad --

Alexandra Todorova ; Nuriya Saifulina ; Nicolas Yan ; Thomas Chatzieleftheriou ; Ryan Voon ; Jiafeng Chen ; Truong Nam Nguyen Huy ; Kristina Madjoska ; Canghao Chen --

V. Cultural identity. Razi Hecker ; Tiana Menon ; Harriet Tieh ; Tynan Jackson ; Raylin Xu.