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The Making of A Student Athlete walks student-athletes through the steps involved in the recruiting process from researching programs, understanding athletic scholarships, evaluating financial aid options to contacting coaches, gaining exposure and making an informed decision as to the right program for you. Finally, The Making of a Student-Athlete helps you balance the rigors of athletics and academics by teaching you how to manage classes, games, and practices to become a successful student-athlete at any college level.

235 alternative admission programs help you get into college when you can't depend on your grades or SATs.

The author provides an account of his experiences, beginning in the fall of 1999, observing the process by which applicants are selected to attend Wesleyan University, one of America's top schools.

Studies the 1973 case in which Alan Bakke challenged a California medical school's policy of holding seats for minority students; and discusses the impact of the lawsuit on subsequent affirmative action programs.

A guide to getting into college that explains how students can clean up their high school image, capitalize their strengths, choose the right college, make their personal essays stand out, and finance their education.

Provides forty-one simple rules and models to help write college admissions essays and includes tips and ideas for clear, concise writing, proper spelling and grammar, and correct style.

Guide to how to choose a topic, plan and write a draft, and how to revise an essay, including sample essays and essay topics from over 50 colleges.