Hardcover - 320 pages
First Edition, April 2002
Published by Hyperion Books
ISBN 0-7868-8747-8 / ISBN 0786887478
|
The Truth About Getting In
by education councelor Dr. Katherine Cohen
is a compilation of strategies, valuable hints, checklists,
worksheets and reference tables for a student preparing to go to
college. It covers the application process, applying for
financial aid, advice about taking admission tests, obtaining
letters of recommendation, surviving in college life, and related
issues.
Each of the 13 chapters begins with an outline of
"Myths and Truths" and ends with an outline of
"Insider Tips."
Here's one of the hundreds of insider tips: After you have
mailed an application, you should call the admissions office.
Dr. Cohen says, "They will register the interest, and open a
file on you right away." [Page 66]
Table of Contents
The Truth About Getting In :
A Top College Advisor Tells You
Everything You Need to Know ,
by Katherine Cohen , Ph.D.
|
| | |
| Introduction | xiii |
| | |
| 1. The Admissions Application : An Overview | 22 |
| 2. Planning for College | 20 |
| 3. College Resources | 40 |
| 4. Choosing Your Colleges | 56 |
| 5. Preparing to Apply | 68 |
| 6. Selling Yourself | 84 |
| 7. Taking the Tests | 114 |
| 8. Writing an Outstanding Essay | 130 |
| 9. Getting Glowing Letters of Recommendation | 182 |
| 10. Acing the Interview | 198 |
| 11. Securing Financial Aid | 212 |
| 12. Applying for College Checklist | 228 |
| 13. Special Issues in College Admissions | 234 |
| | |
| Appendix | |
| | |
| Forty Elite U.S. Colleges and Universities | 248 |
| Glossary of Terms | 249 |
| | |
|
Here's one of the hundreds of myths that are corrected:
"MYTH: Even if the school does not require the SAT I, you
should take it anyway, as a sign that you are committed to
learning. TRUTH: If a school does not requires the SAT I, only
send your scores if they are excellent and/or better than your
transcript would predict." [Page 114]
The chapter on financial aid explains, among other things, how to
file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and the
FAFSA calendar for application, state residency requirements, and
other details.
If you are trying to get a scholarship, be sure to read the
section on scams. To mention just a few, the offer is
probably a scam if the scholarship organization requires any
application fee, or if a scholarship database search service
charges a fee more than $50, or if any office has a telephone
number that begins with area code 900. [Page 221]
Applicants are sometimes required to write essays. Look at an
essay written by a student who was subsequently rejected [176].
At first the essay seems to be excellent, but the student left out
a remark that the admissions office wanted to see included.
Prepare yourself by going through the sample questions from
college applications [134-135], various personal questions
that the college may ask you [136], and the college visit
worksheets [77-82].
If you have to pay fees to take entrance exams, see if you are
eligible for a fee waiver [122].
A seven page calendar describes exactly what you should be doing
each month, from September of your sophomore year in high
school, when you should register to take the PSAT, through June
of your senior year, when you should have the high school office
send your final transcript to one or more colleges.
[22-28].
The person writing this book review has attended four colleges. I
graduated from three degree curricula, in electrical engineering
and secondary education, and took additional credits in another
nonmatriculated program. I see with certainty that this book is
packed with crucial information that every student preparing to go
to college must have.
The complete title of the book is
The Truth About Getting In : A Top College Advisor Tells You
Everything You Need to Know.
The book publisher's suggested retail price is $21.95 U.S. /
$29.95 Canada.
CLICK HERE to check for the best online book store discount price.
Reviewed by Mike Lepore for crimsonbird.com
|