Description
Book SynopsisThe Bound-for-College Guidebook is a step-by-step guide to the student transition from high school to postsecondary education, including the self-awareness, exploration, goal-setting, decision-making, application and enrollment stages that must be successfully navigated to ensure the best results. This edition addresses the recent changes and adjustments that have been made in the college admission process, as well as those that have occurred as a result of the Varsity Blues Admission Scandal and forced by the coronavirus pandemic.
Table of ContentsList of Student Exercises
Introduction
1 How Colleges Admit Students: Anatomy of an
Admission Decision
2 College Exploration: Getting Off on the Right Foot
3 A Calendar of Exploration, Decision-Making, and
Application Tasks
4 The First Step: Taking a Look at You
5 Mounting a Search: Getting Answers to Your College Questions
6 High School Course Selection: Relevance to College Admission
7 Learning about College Options: Getting the Best Information
8 Using the Internet to Explore and Apply to Colleges
9 Making the Most of the College Fair Experience
10 Campus Visits: Getting Ready to Go
11 Campus Visits: Being There and Afterward
12 Admission Plans: Modes of Admission Access
13 Degree of Difficulty: Understanding the
Admission Competition
14 Admission Tests: How they are Used and Strategies for Preparation
15 Admission Essays: Putting Forth Your Best Effort
16 Narrowing Options: Deciding Where to Apply
17 The College Application: Making It Work for You
18 Understanding College Costs
19 Types and Sources of Student Financial Aid
20 Making Financial Aid Forms Work for You
21 After the Application: What Happens Next?
22 Off to College: Getting Ready for Your Freshman Year
23 Parents and the High School-to-College Transition
24 Educational Success: How Counselors Can Help You
25 School to College: Counselors as Your Allies
26 Learning from the Experts: Reflections of Veteran Deans and Directors of Admission
27 Some Closing Words about Expectations
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