What High Schools Don't Tell You (and Other Parents Don't Want You ToKnow) Create a Long-Term Plan for Your 7th to 10th Grader for Getting into the Top Col Leges

Name: What High Schools Don't Tell You (and Other Parents Don't Want You ToKnow) Create a Long-Term Plan for Your 7th to 10th Grader for Getting into the Top Col Leges
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ISBN: 9780452289529

ISBN-10: 0452289521

ISBN-13: 9780452289529

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Authors: Elizabeth Wissner-Gross

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From the author of What Colleges Dont Tell You, a plan to help parents of middle and early high school students prepare their kids for the best colleges In order to succeed in the fiercely competitive college admissions game, you need a game planand you have to start young. In this empowering guide, Elizabeth Wissner- Gross, a nationally sought-after college packager, helps parents of seventh to tenth graders create a long-term plan that, come senior year, will allow their kids to virtually write their own ticket into their choice of schools. Parents should start by helping their kids identify their academic passions, then design a four-year strategy based on those interests. The book…

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List price: $18.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/24/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.49" wide x 8.22" long x 0.68" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



What High Schools Don't Tell You, But This Book Will



The Secret to College Admissions Success? You Have to Have a Game Plan



You Can't Exceed Your Goals If You Don't Have Any: Helping Your Child to Identify His or Her Passions



Strategic Summers: The Time to Gain the Advantage for College



Designing the Four-Year Academic Plan: What Colleges Mean When They Say They Prefer Kids Who Challenge Themselves to the Fullest



Coordinating the Game Plan with Your Child's School: Inviting the Faculty to Join Your Team



The Amazing Array: Finding the Best Opportunities for Your Kid


Note to the Reader



Mathematics: The Triad-Three Pedigrees for Math Students



Science and Engineering, Part I: Raising a Science Olympian



Science and Engineering, Part II: Launching Inventors and Explorers on the Research Track



The Arts: Spotlighting the Creative Applicant



The Humanities: The Scholar Every College Wants



Journalism, Media, and Advocacy: Headlining the Front-Page Kid



Government: Building a Political Leader from the Ground Up



Business: Marketing the Future Mogul


A Final Note



Four-Year Summer Plans for Forty Different Interests


Index