Description
Book SynopsisUpdated and completely revised, the ultimate family guide to managing a college search in a positive way. Is your family just starting to think about visiting colleges? Maybe you are in the throes of the college search, feeling stressed out and overwhelmed. Miss a deadline? Should you be looking in-state or out-of-state, big school or small? How do you pay for it, and what is a FAFSA anyway? The Truth about College Admission is the easy-to-follow, comprehensive, go-to guide for families. Brennan Barnard and Rick Clarkwith combined decades of experience and insight from both the high school and university sides of the processprovide critical advice, thoughtful strategies, helpful direction, and invaluable reassurance during the long and often bewildering college admission journey. This book covers every important step: searching for colleges, creating a list of prospective schools, weighing financial considerations, crafting an application, learning what schools are looking for academ
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction: How to Use This Book
Part I
Chapter 1. Why Are You Going to College?
Chapter 2. Remapping the Admission Landscape
Chapter 3. Wedges of College Admission
Part II
Chapter 4. Paying for College
Chapter 5. Creating a College List
Chapter 6. The College Visit
Part III
Chapter 7. Admission Plans, Deadlines, and Application Review
Chapter 8. Classes, Grades, and Testing
Chapter 9. Essays and Short Answers
Chapter 10. Activities, Interviews, and Recommendations
Part IV
Chapter 11. Admission Decisions
Chapter 12. Making Your College Choice
Chapter 13. Closing Letters
Acknowledgments
Suggested Further Reading
Web Resources
Glossary
References
Index
