Admission Matters: What Students and Parents Need to Know about Getting Into College (Paperback, 5)

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1 What You Need to Know Before You Begin

1 Why Has College Admissions Become So Competitive?

2 What Do Colleges Look for in an Applicant?

3 How Do Colleges Make Their Decisions?

4 How Colleges (and Students) Differ: Finding What Fits

Part 2 Making the Right Choices for You

5 Building Your College List

6 A New Look at Testing

7 Deciding About Early Decision and Other Early Options

8 Paying the Bill

Part 3 Tackling Your Applications

9 Applying Well, Part I: The Application and the Essay

10 Applying Well, Part II: Recommendations, Interviews, and Activities

11 Making the Most of Your Special Talents

12 Students with Special Circumstances

13 International Students Applying to Study in the U.S. and U.S. Students Applying to Study Internationally

Part 4 Bringing the Process to a Close

14 Making Your Decision After the Colleges Make Theirs

15 What Matters Most: Advice to Parents and Students

College Preparation Timeline

Resources

Notes

About the Authors

Index