Based on the real-life experiences of students who were admitted to the United States' most prestigious universities, this guide provides proven strategies to get into and pay for any college. Detailing what high school studentsfrom freshmen to seniorscan do to prepare, this updated edition addresses recent changes in admissions and financial aid processes and the increasingly popular early-admissions option. Examples of applications, interviews, and 25 actual college-admission essays complement information on how parents can help without hurting, what it takes to ace the SAT and ACT, and where students can find free cash for tuition. Stories of students' successes and failures reveal how the college-admissions and financial-aid processes really work, while giving a personal face to what is often seen as an impersonal experience. A section for special groups includes admission considerations for athletes, transfer and international students, students with disabilities, and home-schooled students.
- ISBN13 9781617601378
- Publish Date 28 June 2018 (first published 1 September 2010)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 January 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint SuperCollege LLC,US
- Edition Eleventh Edition
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 272
- Language English