Don't Stalk the Admissions Officer How to Survive the College Admissions Process Without Losing Your Mind

Name: Don't Stalk the Admissions Officer How to Survive the College Admissions Process Without Losing Your Mind
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ISBN: 9781580080606

ISBN-10: 158008060X

ISBN-13: 9781580080606

Edition: 2010

Authors: Risa Lewak

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A funny yet insightful guide that helps students and their parents navigate the college application process while maintaining their sanity and sense of humor. This indispensable handbook has fresh, practical advice for college applicants, covering all of the key steps of admission: choosing between the SAT and ACT, scoring stellar teacher recommendations, acing the interview, and crafting a standout essay. College-bound students also learn how to determine whether a school is compatible with their personality, handle overly invasive "helicopter" parents, and get the most out of their high school career.Donrs"t Stalk the Admissions Officeris packed with insider tips, helpful suggestions, and…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Publication date: 7/13/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Enjoy High School Now, Avoid Therapy Later



Overachiever and Loser Have the Same Latin Root



Why Spend the Summer Meditating with Monks when you Could be Working on your Tan?



Hot Sweats, Cold Sweats, and Difficulty Breathing-Either you're Applying to College or you Have Malaria



Finding the Right Fit: Why College Isn't a Pair of Levis



Guidance Counselors Must Have Done Something Very Bad in a Former Life



The SAT Versus the ACT: Which is More Evil?



Surviving the College Tour: Please God, Not Another Library



When to Tell your Parents it's Time to Start Seeing Other Children



The Art of Asking and/or Threatening Teachers for a Good Recommendation



Writing the Essay: The Line Between Good and Bad is Thinner than you Think



The College Interview: Fourteen Ways not to Screw it Up



Things that Annoy Admissions Officers



How to Pass the Time While you're Waiting to Hear



The Envelope Arrives: Whatever Happens, Don't Take it Out on the Mailman



Without Rejection, There'd be no Ben & Jerry's



How to Choose the Right School (They All Look Good in Brochures)



Paying for College without Getting Arrested



Taking a Gap Year: Should you Put Off Renaissance Poetry to Explore Italy on a Vespa?



Whether it's Fat or Thin, an Envelope will not Change your Life


Index


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