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Amanda Bahringer, a bright, impressionable student at a prestigious boarding school, struggles to measure up to everyone's demands, from her mother to her instructors, as she tries to gain the credentials needed for admission to Dartmouth.

Follows the lives of three high school juniors--Taylor, Maya, and Harry--as they apply to a number of colleges and cope with the pressures of their teachers and parents, and an admissions advisor, Olivia, who struggles to sift through applications after her university was accidentally placed ona list of the top fifty schools in the country.

Contains over twenty essays written by and for teens that offer advice on surviving high school, choosing a college, and the admissions process, and discuss alternatives to the four-year college.

A step-by-step guide to the college application process that offers advice on essays, personal data sections, recommendations, and on-campus interviews.

Debunks seventy-five of the most common myths regarding the college application process and discusses how to make the right choices when it comes to applying in order to get accepting the college of one's choice. Offers tips and advice on standardized tests, financial aid, campus visits, and moving in.

Provides answers to over two hundred questions prospective students and their parents have about college, offering advice on planning for college, costs, the college search, campus tours and interviews, the application process, orientation, and other topics.

Explains what employers are looking for in new college graduates and describes the steps teens can take to prepare themselves for their professional career.

A comprehensive guide for getting through the college application process; with tips on entrance essays, financial aid forms, and campus visits.

Presents a guide to writing a college application essay, including information on planning and writing a first draft, exploring life experiences for essay topics, using self-interviews to create unique essays, and tweaking the essay to fit different colleges.

Examines the 1973 Supreme Court case in which Alan Bakke charged the University of California with discrimination after he was turned down by the university's medical school, which practiced affirmative action; discusses related court cases and laws; and includes a moot court exercise.