B+ Grades, a+ College Application How to Present Your Strongest Self, Write a Standout Admissions Essay, and Get into the Perfect School for You

Name: B+ Grades, a+ College Application How to Present Your Strongest Self, Write a Standout Admissions Essay, and Get into the Perfect School for You
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ISBN: 9781607743415

ISBN-10: 1607743418

ISBN-13: 9781607743415

Edition: 2013

Authors: Joie Jager-Hyman

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This alternative college guide from a former Dartmouth assistant admissions director-turned-consultant gives non-straight-A students advice on the many options available to them and tips on how to identify, gain admittance to, and pay for the schools that will allow them to flourish.and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;Contrary to popular opinion, you don't have to have a perfect GPA or a perfect jump shot to get into a good college. A must-read for "average" high school students (and their parents), this book is an insider's look at how students with sub-4.0 GPAs can get the most out of the college application process, make their applications stand out from the rest, and pay for school…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Publication date: 7/23/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.59" wide x 8.19" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Choose Your Own (College) Adventure



Building a College List



Getting a Good Gut Feeling



Selectivity and Standardized Testing



Painless Ways to Beef Up Your Application



Making the Most of Early Admissions Policies



Making Each Piece of Your Application Count



Writing Your College Essay



Getting the Red-Carpet Treatment: Students with Special Circumstances



Communicating Your Experience: Students with Learning Disabilities



Paying for College



How Parents Can Help (and Hurt)



Junior- and Senior-Year College Admissions Timeline



Getting Into a Top College Through the Side Door



A List of Colleges Worth Considering


Resources


About the Author


Index