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The New Rules of College Admissions: Ten Former Admissions Officers Reveal What it Takes to Get Into College Today (Fireside Books (Fireside))
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.1610973
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Label: Fireside
Manufacturer: Fireside
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: August 28, 2006
Publisher: Fireside
Studio: Fireside
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Rating:  - My Best Books for College Students...
This certainly ranks up there. My other choices for 2007, hands down:
1) How To Ace Your Way Through College & Still Have a Life
2) The MLA Handbook
3) Fiske Guide to Colleges
Dr. Vernon M
Cambridge, MA
Rating: - A MUST READ!!!!
Get out the highlighter and post its if you have a college bound child is high school. This is the best book I've read on the grueling process of college admission. It is specific in it's suggestions for every type of student.
Rating:  - The "Helicopter Parent" Guide to College Admissions
This book is right up the alley for all those helicopter parental micromanagers out there in cyberspace. If you are one then great, this is the book for you. If you are a student, pass on it as it speaks to only the parent. There are much better student guides out there than this. The book speaks to what active role(s) the parent should take to help get their child into the right college. I bought it thinking it would be a great guide for students and parents alike. It is not. It is a guide for omnipresent, ... Read More
Rating: - Read this book before applying for college
The best thing about this book is that it tells you what colleges NOT to apply to. It shows you how to match your GPA/SAT scores with colleges that are looking for students in that range. If your GPA is 3.2 and you want to go to Stanford, you are not going to get accepted so don't waste your time, emotions and money applying there. Look for colleges who take 3.2 GPA students. It also cautions you against applying to schools whose GPA range is way lower than yours. The authors suggest that you will be bored ... Read More
Rating: - Must Read for Parents of High Schoolers
Great book. We learned a number of admissions tips and strategies that helped our son get into college.
We will certainly hold on to the book and reference it when our sophomore starts filling out her applications.
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