College Admission: From Application to Acceptance. Step by Step

College Admission is the ultimate user's manual and go-to guide for any student or family approaching the college application process.    Featuring the wise counsel of more than 50 deans of admission no other guide has such thorough expert compassionate and professional advice.   Let’s be honest: applying to college can be stressful for students and parents. But here’s the good news: you can get in. Robin Mamlet has been dean of admission at three of America's most selective colleges and journalist and parent Christine VanDeVelde has been through the process first hand. With this book you will feel like you have both a dean of admission and a parent who has been there at your side.   Inside this book you'll find clear comprehensive and expert answers to all your questions along the way to an acceptance letter:    • The role of extracurricular activities    • What it means to find a college that's the right fit    • What's more important: high grades or tough courses    • What role does testing play    • The best candidates for early admission    • When help from parents is too much help    • Advice for athletes artists international students and those with learning differences    • How wait lists work    • Applying for financial aid This will be your definitive resource during the sophomore junior and senior years of high school.

Series: College Admission

Paperback: 432 pages

Publisher: Three Rivers Press; First Edition edition (August 16 2011)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 9780307590329

ISBN-13: 978-0307590329

ASIN: 0307590321

Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 0.9 x 9.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds