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You don't have to major in rocket science to know that a pre-college reading program will boost your vocabulary, prepare you for entrance tests, and help you succeed in college level courses. The trick is knowing which books are the most important to your long-term academic success. ARCO's Reading Lists for College Bound Students, 3rd Edition, is a must-have guide to the books colleges and universities think are important -- and why.You'll get actual reading lists -- straight from the professors...

Dedicated to giving prospective students the edge they need to distinguish themselves among tens of thousands of peers, this guidebook demystifies the essay portion of the application process to the top University of California schools, including those in Berkeley, Los Angeles, and San Diego. With the high level of selectivity at University of California programs, the unique essay requirements posed by the schools, and the ever-climbing number of applicants, the book arms readers with 50 example...

FIND THE RIGHT SCHOOL FOR YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS.   Hundreds of thousands of students with ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, or other learning differences head to college every year. This comprehensive guide makes it easy for those students and their families and guidance counselors to tackle the daunting process of finding the school that fits their needs best.    This indispensable resource book for students, parents, and professionals includes:    • 338 school profiles with targeted information on...

This highly respected source of information on colleges features fact-filled profiles of more than 2,000 colleges and universities. In this millennial edition, Dr. Robert Zemsky, director of the Institute for Research on Higher Education and author of the guide's keynote article, introduces parents and guidance professionals to a new methodology for matching applicants and colleges. Based on years of research, this revolutionary approach explores the outcomes of a college education. Now, Dr. Zem...

Going to College tells the powerful story of how high school students make choices about postsecondary education. Drawing on their unprecedented nine-year study of high school students, the authors explore how students and their parents negotiate these important decisions. Family background, finances, education, information-all influence students' plans after high school and the career paths they pursue, as do the more subtle messages delivered by parents and counselors which shape adolescents'...

For courses in First-Year Orientation, Student Success, Study Skills, Extended Orientation, Freshman Year Experience. Filled with stories of inspiration, this book is founded on the hope that comes with education, goal-setting and determination and thus motivates students by concentrating on concrete academic and personal strategies which will help them navigate the changes they face. Utilizing Bloom's Taxonomy and SQ3R throughout, it is a text that actually uses reading and critical thinki...

In this revised and expanded guide, College Placement Bureau Director Loren Pope profiles forty colleges that excel at developing potential, values, initiative, and risk-taking in a wide range of students. This new edition includes a revised group of colleges and for the first time addresses the issues of home schooling, learning disabilities, and single-sex education. Pope encourages students to be hard-nosed consumers when visiting colleges, and shows how the college experience can enrich ever...

The only book to fully integrate The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), it offers personalized strategies for achieving academic success based on proven models. Striving for Excellence links current research in individual learning styles with proven study skills to help new and first year college students achieve an optimal learning experience. Using a comprehensive approach that both supports and challenges new students, this evidence-based book provides helpful strategies that students c...