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Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Fifth edition.
Physical Desc
373 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Get Accepted To The College That's Right For You 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. New sixth edition is fully updated with information on standardized testing, financial aid, online applications,...
8) The Black family's guide to college admissions: a conversation about education, parenting, and race
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
xxv, 267 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"This book will educate Black families on the college admission process and provide them with the information, tools, and knowledge they need to explore college options"--
"Finding the right college is a challenge for all students, but Black families face additional challenges and questions when navigating the admissions process. Veteran admissions experts Timothy L. Fields and Shereem Herndon-Brown demystify this complexity by advising families...
Author
Publisher
She Writes Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xi, 237 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Irena is a Russian Jewish immigrant, a PhD in comparative literature, a former Stanford admissions officer, and a private college counselor in Palo Alto, California--a city where everyone has to be good at something and where success often means the name of a prestigious college on the back of a late-model luxury car. But as Irena works with some of the most ambitious, tightly wound students in the world, she struggles to keep her own family from...
13) PSAT/NMSQT prep
Publisher
Kaplan Publishing
Pub. Date
2017-
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
14) SAT total prep
Publisher
Kaplan Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]-
Physical Desc
volume : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
Kaplan's biggest book available for SAT prep! SAT Total Prep provides the expert tips, strategies, and realistic practice you need to score higher. Video lessons, practice tests, and detailed explanations help you face the SAT with confidence.
Author
Publisher
Holt Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 351 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"From young activists at the forefront of the movement to end sexual assault on college campuses, a collection of survivor stories that will connect with students and inform and inspire us all Across the U.S. student activists are exposing a pervasive cover-up of sexual assault on college campuses. Every day more survivors come forward. But other survivors choose not to. We Believe You elevates the stories the headlines about this issue have been...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
xiv, 229 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Delbanco explains how the idea of college arose in the colonial period from the Puritan idea of the gathered church, how it struggled to survive in the nineteenth century in the shadow of the new research universities, and how, in the twentieth century, it slowly opened its doors to women, minorities, and students from low-income families. He describes the unique strengths of America's colleges in our era of globalization and, while recognizing the...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
v, 218 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded by test prep, tutors, all sorts of stratagems, all kinds of rankings, and a conviction among too many young people that their futures will be determined and their worth established by which schools say yes and which say no. That belief is wrong. It's cruel. And in this book, Frank Bruni explains why, giving students...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xiii, 200 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Using real-life examples "Is It Easy Being Green?" moves away from a strictly academic point of view, and uses creative writing techniques-memoir/personal essay genre in particular-to teach students how to write engaging and effective application essays.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
xvi, 175 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Winner of the 2014 AERA Division D Significant Contribution to Educational Measurement and Research Methodology Award, American Educational Research Association" Howard Wainer is distinguished research scientist at the National Board of Medical Examiners and adjunct professor of statistics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. For twenty-one years, he was principal research scientist at Educational Testing Service. His many books...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
xxxv, 332 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Draws on research at college and university campuses to explore the topics of sex, consent, and sexual assault, discussing statistics about the prevalence of campus rape, and offering advice on how to make college a safer experience.
"What's really happening behind closed doors on America's college campuses? A new sexual revolution is sweeping the country, and college students are on the front lines. Women use fresh, smart methods to fight entrenched...