admission

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

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 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.

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.

Provides advice for high school students on finding a passion and getting admitted to college; covering after-school and summer experiences, getting involved, the admissions process, and more.

Presents a guide to writing college admission essays and provides information on different writing strategies, the most common writing mistakes, an the best topics to write on.

Provides students with strategies for marketing themselves to colleges; offering guidance on discovering a special interest and using it to gain admission to the school of their choice.