Download or read book The Other College Guide written by Jane Sweetland and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the award-winning insiders at Washington Monthly an essential handbook that demystifies and illuminates the American college process for the rest of us - a new kind of college guide chock-full of the hard-to-find information that students and parents really want to know.

Download or read book College Guide for Visual Arts Majors written by Peterson's and published by Peterson's. This book was released on 2009-09-14 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes undergraduate and graduate programs in the visual arts, providing information on tuition expenses, financial aid, scolarships, enrollment, and portfolio presentation.

Download or read book Complete Book of Colleges written by Princeton Review (Firm) and published by Princeton Review. This book was released on 2009-08-04 with total page 1599 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Target the schools that best match your interests and goals! TheComplete Book of Collegesprofiles all of the four-year colleges in the U.S. (more than 1,600!) and is the key to a successful college search. Complete Book of Collegesis packed with all of the information that prospective applicants need to know, including the details on: ·Academics ·Admissions requirements ·Application procedures ·Tuition and fees ·Transferring options ·Housing ·Financial Aid ·Athletics …and much, much more! Fully updated for 2010, theComplete Book of Collegescontains all of the latest information about each school. Its unique “Admissions Wizard” questionnaire is designed to help you find schools that meet your individual needs. With competition for college admission at an all-time high, count on The Princeton Review to provide you with the most thorough and accurate guidance on the market.

Download or read book College 101 written by Julie Zeilinger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-03 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: College 101: A Girl's Guide to Freshman Year is a comprehensive and authentic guide for girls to everything college. Unlike other college guides, College 101 is written from the honest, humorous, and relatable first-person perspective of a young woman who recently experienced her freshman year, while also offering the advice of experts and unique experiences of other college-aged women. This refreshing guide shows girls what to really expect from their first year of college, including pro tips and common pitfalls to avoid. From managing academics and navigating frat culture on campus, to avoiding debt and getting enough sleep, this book answers all girls' questions about university life, including those they didn't even know they had! Presented in a dynamic and varied format, College 101 imparts seriously valuable information and secrets about the freshman year that every girl needs to make sure she survives (and actually enjoys) her first college experience. Grades 9-12

Download or read book The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students written by Shane L. Windmeyer and published by Advocate Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shane Windmeyer, co-founder of the Lambda 10 Project, has created the first guide for gay and lesbian students to colleges and universities that best address their needs. This book has grown out national clearinghouse for gay, lesbian and bisexual issues concerning fraternity and sorority life. This new guide profiles over 100 institutions and ranks them on critical LGBT issues. 27/10/2005

Download or read book The Other College Guide written by Paul Glastris and published by New Press, The. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A college degree has never been more important—or more expensive. If you're not made of money, where can you get an amazing liberal arts education without your parents having to remortgage the house or cash in their retirement fund? Which degrees will allow you to fulfill your dreams and earn a decent paycheck? What do you really need to know if you're the first in your family to go to college? How do you find good schools that offer a well-rounded campus life for black or Latino students? From the staff of Washington Monthly comes a new kind of college guide, inspired by and including the magazine's signature alternative college rankings. The Other College Guide features smartly designed, engaging chapters on finding the best-fit schools and the real deal about money, loans, and preparing for the world of work. This essential higher ed handbook also highlights information on what to look for (and watch out for) in online programs and for-profit colleges and concludes with fifty profiles of remarkable but frequently overlooked schools. All things being unequal, The Other College Guide will provide American students—and their families and school counselors—with the honest and practical information they need to make sense of the college process and carve a path to the future they imagine.

Download or read book The Bound for College Guidebook written by Frank Burtnett and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bound for College Guidebook offers information about the school-to-college transition in a complete, organized, and reader-friendly approach not found in any other college admissions guide. Burtnett has assembled frequently asked questions and their answers from school counselors who understand what students need to know during the exploration, decision-making, and application process between high school and college. Armed with this guide, the college-bound student is better able to navigate the school-to-college transition.

Download or read book A Starter Guide to College for Clueless Students Parents written by Jake D. Seeger and published by Starter Guides LLC. This book was released on 2019-01-05 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 8th-graders, freshmen and sophomores, here's what to do now. For juniors and seniors, here are details about the tests, the applications, admissions factors, financial aid, essays, interviews and college selection. Checklists are provided for each year of high school. A comprehensive checklist for the application for each college is provided. It is a reference book for these many details for when you need them. Use some chapters now, and come back to other chapters later, even in a year or more. For 8th- and 9th-Graders, get a great start on high school by seeing what to do your freshman and sophomore years, so you're not behind in junior and senior years. Which colleges are realistic? Which are affordable? Do not count any of them out yet. Can you get a great degree without a huge debt? Sure, if you make the right choices. These topics are covered: - How to get college-ready and admissions-ready; - Benefits of community colleges and public - colleges; - Selective admissions factors and expectations; - Activities, internships and sports; - Practice for standardized tests and subject tests; - Application checklists and procedures; - Financial aid and cost comparisons; - Meeting admissions officials; and - Essays and interviews. After knowing more, students and parents can better discuss and think about all these factors to decide if college is indeed the best option, and what type of college is best. The book explains the basics, and moves into detailed information that you may not need right away, but probably will use later. It has handy reference pages containing checklists, testing rules, calendars, admissions statistics, college degree levels, and websites to use, so you don't have to look everything up yourself. You don't have to remember everything now. You can go back to the book again and again when you need the information. For the maze of selective college applications, admissions and choices, the Starter Guide explains the basics, and then provides a detailed analysis of the situation, presents a detailed plan of action and points you to the some of the best sources for even more information to complete a serious run for the Ivies and the other top 50 to top 150 colleges. But the great options of public colleges aren't neglected, as the benefits of community colleges, public honors colleges, tuition discounts in nearby states, affordable regional colleges and flagship universities are explained. Finances and financial aid are covered, with estimates of what to expect from both public and private colleges, with examples for various household income levels. Students and parents will find advice on how to meet admissions staff. Learn how to build an impressive record based on what the colleges are looking for. Students will find practical advice on how to make the best impression with their attire, conversational interactions, paperwork and correspondence. Learn which questions to ask and how to best convey your story, while knowing what things to avoid doing (and there are a few). High school guidance counselors will like the reference information on testing (test by test, 8th grade to 12th grade, in reference summary pages) and admissions statistics. The book covers test schedules, reporting, fees, fee waivers, test cancellation procedures, information websites, admissions events, admissions statistics for 120 colleges in one spot (the publisher looked them up and calculated them so you don't have to). See about fine print admissions details, like the lowest test scores for admissions at a college. The Starter Guide to College for Clueless Students & Parents is a good value. It doesn't have to be read all at once, but can guide a student and the parents as time passes, even loaned to others.

Download or read book Fiske Guide to Getting Into the Right College written by Edward Fiske and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A first-rate introduction."—Booklist The College Application Guide That Will Walk You Through Figuring Out Which College is Right For You and Help You Get Accepted Everyone has their own idea of the perfect college. The Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College is the only admissions guide that starts with an in-depth assessment of your priorities, then takes you step-by-step through the process of applying to the schools you actually want to get into. The latest edition is fully updated with information on standardized testing, financial aid, online applications, and more. In this college application guide, the #1 expert on America's colleges will show you how to: Choose the right kind of school for you Filter out the hype Navigate the financial aid process Earn the test scores colleges want you to see Write authentic essays (even if you're not a great writer) Submit an application that shows off your best features Ask the right questions during campus visits Know how admissions officers rank candidates Get off the waiting list and get accepted Attract and even negotiate the best financial aid package The most trusted resource for helping students get into the schools of their choice. The perfect companion to The Fiske Guide To Colleges 2021 or other college guides or college directory.

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Download or read book The Community College Guide written by Joshua Halberstam and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-06-22 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bookstore shelves are crowded with books offering advice to college students, yet—astonishingly—none of these books offer needed advice to the majority of college students in the United States … those attending community college. Of the approximately 21 million full- and part-time college students, 11 million attend community colleges. The Community College Guide aims to help fill this huge gap. The authors of this book have decades of experience between them as professors and administrators in both two-year and four-year colleges, have written numerous books for a general readership and thoroughly understand what community college students need to know to succeed in their college careers. From how to apply to community colleges to what to expect from your courses, from the truth about what you'll pay to actual financial aid opportunities, The Community College Guide offers a wealth of information for the millions of American students who desire higher education at the community level.

Download or read book A Is for Admission written by Michele A. Hernández and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10-28 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former admissions officer at Dartmouth College reveals how the world's most highly selective schools really make their decisions.

Download or read book Fiske Guide to Colleges 2010 written by Edward B. Fiske and published by SOURCEBOOKS. This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The best college guide you can buy." —USA Today The #1 bestselling college guide, from the top name in college admissions! For more than 20 years, this leading guide to more than 330 colleges and universities has been an indispensable source of information for college-bound students and their parents. Hip, honest and straightforward, Fiske Guide to Colleges 2010 delivers an insider's look at the academic climates and the social and extracurricular scenes at the "best and most interesting" schools in the US, plus Canada and Great Britain. Includes: Fiske's exclusive academic, social, and quality-of-life ratings The 40+ schools that deliver the best education at the most reasonable costs Lists of each school's strongest majors and programs Candid tips from each school's current students A self-quiz to help students understand which college is right for them Vital information on how to apply "Overlap" listings to help students expand their options FISKE: THE INDEPENDENT VOICE FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS Why do students, parents and high school counselors trust and recommend Edward B. Fiske and the Fiske Guide to Colleges more than any other guide? Quite simply, they're fiercely independent: An author in touch: The incredible write-ups for more than 330 schools come not from a corporation, but from the former education editor of the New York Times, one of the leading experts in college admissions. No hype from the colleges: The Fiske Guide accepts no consulting, advertising or other fees from colleges and has no outside consortium of colleges working on its behalf. Nothing to sell: There are no counseling, essay-writing, tutoring, consulting, or other services Fiske Guide is trying to sell; just great information about great schools.

Download or read book College Admissions for the other 95 written by Lawrence M. Rich, PhD. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written to be a user-friendly guide to the school counselor's office. Like the first tour of the school library, it is meant to show the user how to find information on any subject they need to be successful in the college admissions process. The reader can select the topic(s) of most interest to them as they need them, or they can read the entire book. Most college admissions books are geared for those 5 percent of students interested in the most competitive colleges. This book is focused on the other 95 percent who are looking at an array of colleges.

Download or read book The College Wellness Guide written by Casey Rowley Barneson and published by Princeton Review. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brand new guide that helps overwhelmed students manage their mental, physical, and social health, and reach and maintain a healthy balance in their college lives. Every year, nearly two million students arrive at college campuses, ready to embark on the best four years of their lives. Yet the reality is that the current cohort of students is one of the most stressed, anxious, and depressed ever. These stressors have real effects on students' grades, social life, and physical health. And the stakes are high! Students with the right community and support services have better outcomes, from increased chances of on-time graduation, to greater ability to take on head-start opportunities (like internships) that have deep impact on post-college life. The Princeton Review is proud to introduce The Campus Wellness Guide, an innovative new book that provides a mix of information, resources, and self-assessment activities to help students reach and maintain their overall health. The book includes: Information on how to assess your college fit academically and socio-emotionally Self-assessment activities that students can use to ID their specific stressors and ways to alleviate those issues Sections on physical, mental, and social wellness, each with data-backed insights and research to help define the issues and strategies for handling Proactive activities for student use, with reflection prompts to help develop roadmaps toward a healthier status quo Wellness highlights, e.g., information on colleges with exceptional track records in specific wellness issues Resources for national and college-specific help

Download or read book Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges written by Barron's Educational Series and published by Barrons Educational Series. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 1124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 70 of the most academically competitive four-year colleges in the United States are described in detail, each entry written by a recent graduate of that school. The book’s personalized entries offer insights that readers aren’t likely to find in other college directories, such as first-hand descriptions of campus environment, social life and activities, and nearby off-campus activities and points of interest. Each college profile also includes the standard “need-to-know” facts and figures, such as admission requirements, academic programs, tuitions and fees, application procedures, sources of financial aid, library and research facilities, student body composition, and admission contacts. Not every aspiring student can get into America’s most competitive colleges, and this book also suggests application strategies, study strategies, essay-writing strategies, and financing strategies designed to help students gain admission. Also featured is a Most Competitive Comparison Chart that presents at-a-glance statistics for each school.

Download or read book College 101 written by Julie Zeilinger and published by Prufrock Press. This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: College 101: A Girl's Guide to Freshman Year is a comprehensive and authentic guide for girls to everything college. Unlike other college guides, College 101 is written from the honest, humorous, and relatable first-person perspective of a young woman who recently experienced her freshman year, while also offering the advice of experts and unique experiences of other college-aged women. This dynamic guide shows girls what to really expect from their first year of college, including pro tips and common pitfalls to avoid. From managing academics and navigating frat culture on campus, to avoiding debt and getting enough sleep, this book answers all girls' questions about university life, including those they didn't even know they had! Presented in a dynamic and varied format, College 101 imparts seriously valuable information and secrets about the freshman year that every girl needs to make sure she survives (and actually enjoys) her first college experience.