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Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
The Enlightened College Applicant presents a no-nonsense account of how students should approach the college search and admissions process. Instead of providing recycled entrance statistics or anecdotal generalizations about campus life, authors Belasco and Bergman incorporate cutting-edge data and research to pull back the curtain on critical topics.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Follow Your Interests to Find the Right College is a different sort of college guide -- one that helps students and their families better understand the vast amount of options available for college based on a student's interests. Once you know what you want in a college, you can evaluate the best way, from an admissions strategy, to get there.
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Description
"The hugely popular New York Times Your Money columnist and author of the bestselling The Opposite of Spoiled offers a deeply reported and emotionally honest approach to the biggest financial decision families will ever make: what to pay for college— a decision made even more confusing because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sending a teenager to a flagship state university for four years of on-campus living costs more than $100,000 in many parts of the...
19) Teens' guide to college & career planning: your high school roadmap for college and career success
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Pub. Date
2015.
Description
What an exciting time this is in your life! Whether you're about to enter ninth grade or in the middle of your high school career, you're probably thinking about what lies ahead. There are so many possibilities, but it's important to determine the road that's right for you and to prepare well for it. Wherever your path may lead - to college, the military, directly into the workforce, or somewhere else - Teens Guide to College & Career Planning has...
20) Best colleges
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
The U.S. News Best Colleges guidebook offers comprehensive advice for high school students and their families on researching their college choices, narrowing down a smart shortlist, putting together a slam-dunk application and finding the money once you're in. Find out how colleges are overhauling their programs to make sure students succeed, what you need to know now to increase your chances of getting a job later and how to negotiate the best possible...