Admission Matters: What Students And Parents Need To Know About Getting Into College, 2Nd Edition

Theupdatededitionofthemust-haveresourceforanystudentapplyingtocollegeThisthoroughlyrevisedandupdatededitionofthebestsellingbookAdmissionMattersdemystifiesthecollegeapplicationprocessandofferspracticaladviceforchoosingtherightschool,writinganeffectiveessay,navigatingfinancialaid,andmore.Thishandyresourcewillhelpanycollege-boundstudentwhethertheyattendwell-fundedprivateschoolsorcash-strappedpublicschools.Filledwithhelpfulsuggestions,ideas,andadvice,theneweditionalsoincludestipsforhome-schooledstudentswhoarepreparingtoattendcollege.HelpsallstudentswhoareapplyingtocollegeunderstandtheprocessandfindtheschoolthatfitstheirneedsExpandedinformationontesting,earlydecision/earlyaction,applyingasahomeschooler,andtacklingthedreadedcollegeessayUp-to-dateadviceonfinancialaidintougheconomictimes--howitworksandhowtomaximizeyourchancesofgettingaidAuthorsbringthemultipleviewpointsofcollegeadmissionsofficer,highschoolcounselor,andparentofcollege-boundstudentsThisbookgivesanycollege-boundstudenttheinformationtheyneedtomaketheapplicationprocessrunsmoothly.