Synopses & Reviews
Book features include:
Checklists for what to be doing month to month starting even as early as the 9th grade--including student responsibilities, understanding that the college admissions process is more up to the student than to the parent, deadlines for standardized testing, planning summers wisely, after-school activities.
Interviews with college admissions officers, as well as from college counselors at high schools nationally, used as sidebars throughout the book.
Highlighted book chapters include:
Avoiding Roadblocks and Hazards: The do's and don'ts in the college admissions process--including what not to do in applying, proper planning (i.e., the student resume/brag sheet)
Late Starts: Addresses those students who are late in starting the application process.
Road Trip: Planning Worthwhile Campus Visits: Includes creating a college wish list, including how to decide/factors for evaluating and selecting, how to have an effective and useful campus visit, questions to ask, where to go on campus, question lists for admissions personnel and attending students (including the tour guide), making notes and using those notes strategically in your college application
License to Brag: Brag Sheet / Student Resume Tips: How to put together the student resume/brag sheet, including format, what to include/exclude, and actual samples with critiques
How You're Judged: What college admission offices are looking for, including but not limited to transcripts, high school coursework difficulty, recommendation letters, and personal statements. The author will elaborate on all of these criteria and break it down for the high school student.
Financial Aid 101: The basics of understanding financial aid, with advice from current financial aid directors, recommended websites and web support, and the basics of vocabulary involved
How to Write a Winning Personal Statement
Dos and Don'ts for Essay Writing
Samples of Essays that Worked: including critiques of the essays; the author will include examples of before and after--dos and don'ts, stylistic suggestions, topics to avoid, how to come p with the right topic.
Synopsis
Let the experts at CliffsNotes steer you toward college admission success! Applying to college can be a daunting process, but with the expert help of CliffsNotes, you'll get all the advice you need to navigate your way through the entire admission process and get into the school of your dreams. Inside, you'll get:
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What College Admission Officers Are Looking for
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What You Should Be Looking for in Colleges
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Planning Worthwhile Campus Visits
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How to Write a Winning Personal Statement
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Do's and Don'ts for Essay Writing
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Sample Essays That Worked
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Application Nuts and Bolts
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How to Salvage Your Senior Year
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How to Pay for College
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Appendices Packed with Useful Web Sites and National Scholarships
About the Author
Karen Wolf, M.S., is a college guidance counselor at the Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR) High School, a private high school in Cedarhurst, New York. She is a certified School Counselor, having received her M.S. in Education from Hofstra University. She has a second Master's Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She has a B.A. in Psychology with an adjunct in Management from Binghamton University, State University of New York. Before becoming a college guidance counselor, Karen held several positions in the public and private sectors as a management consultant and a training-and-development/organization-development professional.
Table of Contents
About the Author.
Introduction.
1 Self-Assessment.
2 How Youre Judged: What College Admissions Officers Look For.
3 How You Should Judge Colleges: What Students Should Look For.
4 Road Trip: Planning Worthwhile Campus Visits.
5 How to Write a Winning Personal Statement.
6 Packaging Yourself: Application Nuts and Bolts.
7 Financial Aid 101: How to Pay for College.
8 Avoiding Roadblocks and Hazards.
9 Getting a Late Start.
10 Where Do I Go from Here?
Appendix A: Web Sites.
Appendix B: National Scholarships.
Appendix C: Glossary.
Appendix D: 34 Ways to Reduce College Costs.
Appendix E: Students Rights and Responsibilities in the College Admission Process.
Index.