I thought this was a fun idea, and I liked the spirit of the Crimson students who reached out to me, so I participated in this annual essay publication from the Harvard newspaper. This is an essay from an enrolled Harvard student with a few comments from me about why it worked and how it could be even sharper. It’s a great story. Scroll to entry number 7 to find my contribution! https://www.thecrimson.com/sponsored/article/ten-successful-harvard-essays-2026/ #collegeessay...

Harry Bauld has been helping students write the college application essay for more than thirty years. For years, when I was Co-Director of College Counseling at Colorado Academy, we brought Harry in to lead an essay workshop for our seniors, and I watched him distill a lifetime of writing lessons into a couple of hours. Ironically enough, Harry Bauld is in fact bald. (And he wouldn't mind my joking about that!) His 1987 book, On Writing the College Application Essay, is still