college applications

Presents 104 essays by real-life applicants to colleges such as Harvard, Princeton, Amherst, MIT, Northwestern, and many more, with profiles of the students, application results, and tips from admissions professionals at thirteen top-rated universities.

Offers practical advice on the college application process for students with attention deficit disorder or a learning disability, covering assessing strengths and weaknesses, analyzing a transcript and GPA, planning for standardized tests, building a portfolio, getting recommendations, putting together an application, and interviewing.

Collects more than one hundred real college essays from students who got into the school of their choice, with expert tips on writing effective application essays.

Helps teens address their concerns over college and career training, emphasizing the importance of both and helping them decide what they want to do with the rest of their lives.

Provides tips for writing an effective college admission essay, interviews admissions officers on writing strategies, discusses twenty-five common mistakes to avoid, and examines fifty-seven successful admission essays, explaining exactly why each one succeeded.

Contains a brief history of college admission policies, offers advice to high school students on how to prepare for a selective college, describes the selection procedure, and features profiles of eighteen successful applicants.

Follows six high school juniors in 2001 through their senior year and into college as they share their lives, family, friends, interests, and classes, as well as the pressures they faced as they became more involved in the college admissions process.

A detailed discussion of the college application process, covering what students need to know before they apply, how to put together an application, steps to take after receiving a school's decision, options for students who do not follow the traditional path to college, and financing; includes sample application essays.

Offers practical tools, techniques, and tips to help people choose the right college and create admissions essays and applications that stand apart from other students and improve their chances of getting in to the college of their dreams.