Best Answers To The 201 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Getting Into College

Terms of Use......Page 3
Want to learn more?......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgments......Page 9
Introduction: Why Do You Need This Book?......Page 11
Part 1 Start Here......Page 17
Counselors and Teachers: What They Can Do for You......Page 19
Your Grade Point Average Counts—Starting in Ninth Grade......Page 21
Class Selection......Page 22
Distance Learning: Virtual High Schools and College Classes......Page 26
Powerful Peers......Page 30
Special Interest Camps and Classes......Page 31
Read, Read, Read......Page 33
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 36
Quality versus Quantity......Page 39
Extracurricular Activities......Page 41
Sports......Page 42
Making Choices about Your Hobbies......Page 46
Helping Yourself through Helping Others......Page 48
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 49
3 Work and School......Page 51
Pro: Get a Job......Page 52
Con: Don’t Get a Job......Page 55
Balancing Work and School......Page 56
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 57
Tuition and Room and Board......Page 59
Other Costs......Page 60
Who Will Pay for What: Options That Work......Page 62
Financial Aid Primer......Page 64
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 69
5 Scholarships and Managing Money......Page 71
Scholarship Scams......Page 73
Personal Money Management 101......Page 74
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 79
What Is Stress?......Page 81
Stress Relievers......Page 82
Seeking Help......Page 83
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 86
Part 2 The College Search Is On......Page 87
7 College Information—It’s Everywhere!......Page 89
The Internet: A Great Place to Start......Page 91
Counseling/Guidance Office: An Information Gold Mine......Page 94
You’ve Got Mail! (In the Mailbox)......Page 95
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 97
What Kind of School Fits Me Best?......Page 99
State Colleges and Universities......Page 100
Private Colleges and Universities......Page 101
Highly Selective Colleges and Universities......Page 103
Community Colleges......Page 105
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 107
What Are Your Priorities?......Page 109
Aspects to Consider......Page 110
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 124
10 SAT, ACT, and Other Tests......Page 127
Best Information Sources for Tests......Page 129
When to Take the Tests......Page 130
Register for the Tests......Page 131
How to Prepare......Page 132
Test Preparation Classes......Page 134
Test Scores and Selectivity......Page 136
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 138
Part 3 Making the Big Decision......Page 141
11 Campus Tours Make a Difference......Page 143
How to Plan Your Tour......Page 144
Freshman Living Arrangements......Page 145
Why Your Tour Guide May Affect Your Decision......Page 146
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 150
Group Interviews......Page 153
How Does the Interview Work?......Page 154
Sample Responses to Questions You May Be Asked......Page 156
Auditions and Portfolios......Page 158
Other Interview Options......Page 160
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 162
13 Applications: So Much to Do!......Page 165
Different Deadlines......Page 167
Completing the Application......Page 168
Recommendations......Page 170
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 174
14 10 Ways to Write Your Best Essay Ever......Page 177
Kinds of Questions......Page 178
10 Tips for Writing Great Essays......Page 179
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 182
15 Getting Accepted—or Not......Page 183
Admission Denied......Page 184
Wait-Listing and Deferments......Page 186
Postponing College......Page 188
Ways to Make the Year (or Longer) Valuable......Page 189
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 190
Part 4 Senioritis and a Very Long Summer......Page 191
Classes and Grades Still Matter......Page 193
Who’s in Charge?......Page 195
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 197
17 Orientation......Page 199
Social Activities......Page 201
Academic Activities......Page 202
If Not-So-Good Stuff Happens......Page 205
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 206
18 Roommate Choices......Page 209
Oops, We’re Not Alike at All......Page 212
When to Request a Change......Page 213
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 214
Reasons Pro and Con......Page 215
Rush......Page 217
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 221
What to Take—or Not Take—to College......Page 223
Saying Good-bye......Page 225
Who’s Homesick Now?......Page 229
You Do Go Home Again......Page 231
End-of-Chapter Questions......Page 233
Index of Questions......Page 235
Index......Page 251
About the Authors......Page 258