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"A resource for high school students and parents on how to apply to selective colleges. Covers strategies on college selection, college applications, essays, interviews, standardized tests and scholarships and financial aid. Outlines what selective colleges look for in applicants. Includes more than 20 essay examples"--
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Empresa Activa
Pub. Date
2019.
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Español
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"Una guía práctica para todos aquellos padres que quieran ayudar a sus hijos a atravesar con éxito el complicado sistema educativo de Estados Unidos, analizado por una avezada periodista y madre de dos alumnas universitarias."--Publisher's website.
"A practical guide for all those parents who want to help their children successfully navigate the complicated educational system of the United States, analyzed by an experienced journalist and mother...
4) Moo
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A satire on university life, describing the rackets and the intellectual dishonesty that goes on. The setting is the U of Moo where research into the destruction of rain forests is tailored to suit the corporation funding the project. By the author of A Thousand Acres.
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It's nearing midnight in Wyoming, where four young conservatives have gathered at a backyard after-party. They've returned home to toast their mentor Gina, newly inducted as president of a tiny Catholic college. But as their reunion spirals into spiritual chaos and clashing generational politics, it becomes less a celebration than a vicious fight to be understood. On a chilly night in the middle of America, Will Arbery's haunting play offers grace...
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Grand Central Publishing
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English
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Applications and Getting into College - College Collection Spotlight
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The Link Between College and the World of Work - College and Career Collection Spotlight
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The Link Between College and the World of Work - College and Career Collection Spotlight
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Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded by test prep, tutors, all sorts of stratagems, all kinds of rankings, and a conviction among too many young people that their futures will be determined and their worth established by which schools say yes and which say no. That belief is wrong. It's cruel. And in this book, Frank Bruni explains why, giving students...
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The New Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"Drawing on her personal experience as a former counselor at two for-profit colleges and interviews with students, senior executives and activists, a renowned sociologist reveals how for-profit schools have become so successful and deciphers the benefits, credentials pitfalls and real costs of a for-profit education,"--NoveList.
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Post Hill Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Jill Madenberg draws upon her 20-plus years of counseling experience while her daughter Amanda-a student who just recently went off to college-adds tips and personal stories. Whether you are wondering how to choose high school classes and activities, create a realistic college list, get the most out of a campus visit, or maintain a positive and healthy attitude, Love the Journey to College will help you make educated decisions throughout the process-and...
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PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"A renowned academic leader identifies the ways America's great universities should evolve in the decades ahead to maintain their global preeminence and enhance their intellectual stature and social mission as higher education confronts the twenty-first-century developments in technology, humanities, culture, and economics."--Dust jacket.
"Jonathan R. Cole, former provost and current University Professor at Columbia University, addresses some of...
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Violet Crown Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"Starving the Beast examines the ongoing power struggle on college campuses across the nation as political and market-oriented forces push to disrupt and reform America's public universities. The film documents a philosophical shift that seeks to reframe public higher education as a 'value proposition' to be borne by the beneficiary of a college degree rather than as a 'public good' for society. Financial winners and losers emerge in a struggle poised...
17) College admission 101: simple answers to tough questions about college admissions and financial aid
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Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Penguin Random House
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English
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"EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO HELP SCORE A PERFECT 5! Ace the AP English Literature & Composition Exam with The Princeton Review's comprehensive study guide. Includes 5 full-length practice tests, thorough content reviews, targeted strategies for every section, and access to online extras"--Amazon.com.
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