Description
Book SynopsisFinally! A workbook that guides youand your familythrough a positive college admission experience. College admission has always been complicatedand COVID-19 has changed the college search and selection process in profound and challenging ways. But the authors behind the best-selling The Truth about College Admission are here to help with a new college admission workbook that puts the complex process into the hands of students and those who support them. Packed with activities and exercises, it's designed to help students find multiple colleges where they can not only get in, afford to go, and thrive on campus but also enjoy the adventure along the way. From building a balanced list of schools to research and visit to writing essays, preparing for interviews, and ultimately choosing a college to attend, the interactive exercises in this comprehensive workbook provide students with important questions to ask, information to consider, and the preparation they need to help them focus
Table of ContentsHow To Use This Book
Introduction
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Part 1
1. Why Are You Going to College?
2. Re-mapping the Admission Landscape
3. Wedges of College Admission
Part 2
4. Creating a College List
5. The College Visit
Part 3
6. Admission Factors: What Are Colleges Looking For Academically?
7. Admission Factors: What Are Colleges Looking For Outside The Classroom?
8. Admission Decisions
Part 4
9. Making Your College Choice
10. Closing Letters
Afterword
Resources
References
Acknowledgements
Index
