The enlightened college applicant : a new approach to the search and admissions process
Record details
- ISBN: 9781475826906
- ISBN: 1475826907
- ISBN: 9781475826913
- ISBN: 1475826915
- ISBN: 9781475826920
- ISBN: 1475826923
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Physical Description:
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xi, 240 pages ; 24 cm - Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-204, 219-231) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The big picture -- The enlightened college applicant : what really matters in a college -- Getting in : admission mythbusters -- Getting in : improving your odds -- Getting in : applying -- Planing the financial end -- College advice for the career minded : so you want to be a... |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | College choice United States Universities and colleges United States Admission |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | LB 2350.5 .B45 2016 | 30775305531189 | General Collection | Available | - |
BookList Review
The Enlightened College Applicant : A New Approach to the Search and Admissions Process
Booklist
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Here's one college guide that does away with trite advice about teaching teens to do laundry, letting go, and navigating their first Thanksgiving back home. Belasco and Bergman, experienced education consultants, address parents of college-bound students in a six-part guide to the search and admissions process. The book's title is slightly misleading: rather than those ready to apply, readers should ideally be families of early teens at the very latest (much of the advice requires careful planning through high school). There is a laser-sharp focus on targeting a school and major to maximize return on investment: how to solve seemingly impossible and infinite equations, including variables such as school rankings, class sizes, percentage of full-time faculty, and what you could make back on your money through different majors and study paths. The authors address tangible costs of college, helping readers carve through recruitment language and dive into the realities and (dis)advantages of institutions, from Ivies to in-state schools. Families seeking enlightenment about how to rationally and reasonably advise their teens in the higher-education arms race would do well to seek out this title.--Howerton, Erin Downey Copyright 2016 Booklist
Publishers Weekly Review
The Enlightened College Applicant : A New Approach to the Search and Admissions Process
Publishers Weekly
Belasco and Bergman, cofounders of education consulting firm College Transitions, have put together a friendly, easy-to-follow guide for approaching the overwhelming topic of higher education. The authors give parents a bird's-eye perspective of the college admissions landscape, discussing the financial realities of college education along with practical advice for helping children identify colleges that are right for them. Acknowledging that students and parents alike are drawn to big-name schools, they open with the sobering fact that 37,000 students will compete for 2,000 seats in Harvard's class of 2021. For best results, they advise high school seniors on curriculum choices for their final years of high school and dispel the notion that summer programs carry any weight in acceptance. Nowadays schools tabulate "demonstrated interest" based on whether prospective students use social media to introduce themselves to their top choices. Parents may have trouble accepting that "higher education is a buyer's market," but the voice of reason in these soon-to-be dog-eared pages will provide comfort and direction for those starting the application process. (Nov.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.