Admission Matters
Admission Matters
What Students and Parents Need to Know About Getting into College
Springer, Sally P.; Reider, Jon; Morgan, Joyce Vining
John Wiley & Sons Inc
06/2017
416
Mole
Inglês
9781119328391
15 a 20 dias
634
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
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