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Truth about College Admission:

A Family Guide to Getting In and Staying Together

ISBN-13: 9781421436371
Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
By Brennan Barnard, By Rick Clark
Price: AUD $51.99
Stock: 0 in stock
Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
Local release date: 14/11/2019
Format: Paperback 240 pages Weight: 0g
Categories: Higher & further education, tertiary education [JNM]Economics, finance, business & management [K]

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Is your family just starting to think about visiting colleges? Maybe you are in the throes of the process, feeling stressed out and overwhelmed. Did we miss a deadline? Should we be looking in-state or out-of-state, big school or small school? And what is a ""FAFSA"" anyway?

The Truth about College Admission is the easy-to-follow, comprehensive, go-to guide for families. The expert authors'with inside knowledge from both the high school and university sides of the process'provide critical advice, thoughtful strategies, helpful direction, and invaluable reassurance during the long and often bewildering college admission journey. From searching for colleges and creating a list of favorites to crafting an application, learning what schools are looking for academically and outside the classroom, and getting insight into how colleges decide who to accept, this book covers every important step. Helpful sections like ""Try This,"" ""Talk about This,"" and ""Check In"" show your family how to have open and balanced conversations to keep everyone on the same page, feeling less stressed, and actually enjoying the adventure together.

The Truth about College Admission is the practical and inspiring guidebook your family needs, an essential companion along the path to college acceptance.

Preface

Introduction: How to Use This Book

Part I

1. Why Are You Going to College?

2. Remapping the Admission Landscape

3. Wedges of College Admission

Part II

4. Creating a College List

5. The College Visit

Part III

6. Admission Factors: What Are Colleges Looking for Academically?

7. Admission Factors: What Are Colleges Looking for Outside the Classroom?

8. Admission Decisions

Part IV

9. Making Your College Choice

10. Closing Letters

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Acknowledgments

Index

""... helpful, candid and pragmatic.""

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