Admission Matters
Admission Matters
What Students and Parents Need to Know About Getting into College
Morgan, Joyce Vining; Reider, Jon; Springer, Sally P.
John Wiley & Sons Inc
04/2017
416
Mole
Inglês
9781119328391
15 a 20 dias
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Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii Part 1 What You Need to Know Before You Begin 1 1 Why Has College Admissions Become So Competitive? 3 2 What Do Colleges Look for in an Applicant? 20 3 How Do Colleges Make Their Decisions? 45 4 How Colleges (and Students) Differ: Finding What Fits 62 Part 2 Making the Right Choices for You 99 5 Where Should You Apply? 101 6 The Big Tests 127 7 Deciding About Early Decision and Other Early Options 150 8 Paying the Bill 164 Part 3 Tackling Your Applications 197 9 Applying Well, Part I: The Application and the Essay 199 10 Applying Well, Part II: Recommendations, Interviews, and Activities 219 11 Making the Most of Your Special Talents 242 12 Students with Special Circumstances 266 13 Advice for International Students 289 Part 4 Bringing the Process to a Close 311 14 Making Your Decision After the Colleges Make Theirs 313 15 What Matters Most: Advice to Parents and Students 336 Appendixes A. College Research Worksheet 347 B. Essay Prompts, 2017 2018 351 C. Financial Aid Shopping Sheet 353 D. Cost of Attendance Worksheet 355 College Preparation Time Line 357 Resources 367 Notes 375 About the Authors 383 Index 385
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Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii Part 1 What You Need to Know Before You Begin 1 1 Why Has College Admissions Become So Competitive? 3 2 What Do Colleges Look for in an Applicant? 20 3 How Do Colleges Make Their Decisions? 45 4 How Colleges (and Students) Differ: Finding What Fits 62 Part 2 Making the Right Choices for You 99 5 Where Should You Apply? 101 6 The Big Tests 127 7 Deciding About Early Decision and Other Early Options 150 8 Paying the Bill 164 Part 3 Tackling Your Applications 197 9 Applying Well, Part I: The Application and the Essay 199 10 Applying Well, Part II: Recommendations, Interviews, and Activities 219 11 Making the Most of Your Special Talents 242 12 Students with Special Circumstances 266 13 Advice for International Students 289 Part 4 Bringing the Process to a Close 311 14 Making Your Decision After the Colleges Make Theirs 313 15 What Matters Most: Advice to Parents and Students 336 Appendixes A. College Research Worksheet 347 B. Essay Prompts, 2017 2018 351 C. Financial Aid Shopping Sheet 353 D. Cost of Attendance Worksheet 355 College Preparation Time Line 357 Resources 367 Notes 375 About the Authors 383 Index 385
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