Description
Book SynopsisWinner of the 2018 International Book Awards Education/Academic category! Written by an experienced international educator and counselor, The International Family Guide to US University Admissions is an indispensable resource for the vast and increasing number of students applying for places at US Universities each year. Beginning with an introduction that explains to both students and parents how the book works and why, it offers milestones that must be completed during said application time period, a tried-and-true handbook that corresponds with each chapter, pop-outs that provide expert insight and resources that you should utilize throughout the process. Every year, hundreds of thousands of international students and their families must go through the painstaking, complicated, confusing and culturally baffling process that is US university admissions. Until now, there has been no single resource for readers to turn to for holistic, accurate and up-to-date advice on the subject.
Table of ContentsPreface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
About the Author xv
Introduction xvii
Chapter 1 And You Are. . .? 1
Chapter 2 You’ve Got to Understand How It Works to Win 19
Chapter 3 Being Your Nerdiest Self .and Taking Time to Do It 49
Chapter 4 Your Goldilocks Moment 83
Chapter 5 Less Snap-Chatting and More Real-Chatting 107
Chapter 6 School’s [Not] Out For Summer! 139
Chapter 7 You Can’t Fake It 161
Chapter 8 The Pressure Is On! 175
Chapter 9 The Busiest Month of Your Life 195
Chapter 10 The Final Month of Writing College Applications .Ever? 209
Chapter 11 A Rite of Passage in the Making 223
Chapter 12 Anticipating, Deciding, and Arriving 237
Conclusion: The Beginning of the Rest of Your Life 251
The Writing Handbook 265
References 287
Index 289
