colleges and universities

Provides information on how to begin a search for a college, offering advice on the application and interview process, financial aid, and writing an essay; and including listings of top schools in a variety of categories such as conservative, nonconformist, top women's colleges, and bargain.

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.

Contains forty-one to-do lists designed to help high school students prepare for college, arranged from freshman to senior year.

Traces the admissions history of America's Ivy League schools, explaining how the admissions and exclusion policies of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton evolved throughout the twentieth century.

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.

Examines over 550 programs in the media arts and sciences discipline at top colleges and universities across the nation; with information on admission and tuition, financial aid, and students and faculty.

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 parents and high school students an inside look at what college admissions offices look for when determining which students will be accepted to their university and offers tips for improving one's chances of getting into the college they want.