Portland Public Library

Bound-for-college guidebook, a step-by-step guide to finding and applying to colleges, Frank Burtnett

eng

Includes bibliographical references

no index present

non fiction

Bound-for-college guidebook

bibliographyhandbooks

247962966

Frank Burtnett

a step-by-step guide to finding and applying to colleges

A guide for high school students to help them organize their search and application process for college, with advice on exploration, decision-making, and financial aid, and includes exercises

Contents -- How colleges admit students : Anatomy of an admission decision -- College exploration : getting off on the right foot -- A Calendar of exploration, decision-making, and application tasks -- The First step : taking a look at you -- Mounting a search : getting answers to your college questions -- High school course selection : relevance to college admission -- Learning about college options : getting the best information -- Using the internet to explore and apply to colleges -- Making the most of the college fair experience -- Campus visits : being there and afterward -- Admission plans : modes of admission access -- Degree of difficulty : understanding the admission competition -- College admission tests : strategies for preparation -- Admission essays : put forth your best effort -- Narrowing options : deciding where to apply -- The College application : making it work for you -- Understanding college costs -- Types and sources of student financial aid -- Making financial aid forms work for you -- After the application : What happens next? -- Off to college : getting ready for your freshman year -- Parents and the high school-to-college transition -- Educational success : how couselors can help you -- School to college : couselors as your allies -- Some closing words about expectations