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This all-in-one guide shows parents and students how to select, apply to, get accepted by, and pay for college, from the experts at America’s #1 educational consulting firm.The rules of college admissions have changed, and the competition today is tougher than ever. It’s no longer enough to fill out a few applications and wish for the best. Students not only need to excel, they also need to make their applications stand out from the crowd. Parents often wish they ha… More >>
This book is right up the alley for all those helicopter parental micromanagers out there in cyberspace. If you are one then great, this is the book for you. If you are a student, pass on it as it speaks to only the parent. There are much better student guides out there than this. The book speaks to what active role(s) the parent should take to help get their child into the right college. I bought it thinking it would be a great guide for students and parents alike. It is not. It is a guide for omnipresent, low hovering, fueled up Moms and Dads. Good luck kids! May you find out who you truly are at the campus of your dreams – hopefully far away from your “life coaches”.
Rating: 3 / 5
Bravo to the authors of “The New Rules of College Admissions” for writing such an enlightening book. Most of our admissions questions were answered in just a few short chapters. My daughter is now well on her way to getting into her dream school.
Rating: 5 / 5
Great book. We learned a number of admissions tips and strategies that helped our son get into college.
We will certainly hold on to the book and reference it when our sophomore starts filling out her applications.
Rating: 5 / 5
Although this book has some valuable insights – how to interview with colleges, how to set up a timetable for your college admission work( which other books have covered quite competently ),it also has some glaring inaccuracies – its section on SAT Is and ACTs is uninformed and inaccurate. It presents SAT I’s as offering a 1600 score when the current SAT I is scored on the basis of 2400. Consequently, the SAT I and ACT tables are completely irrelevant. The differences between the ACT and the SAT I are inadequately and erroneously described and so are not helpful to students who are considering which test to take. This book could not be “new” rules of college admission.
Rating: 3 / 5
Get out the highlighter and post its if you have a college bound child is high school. This is the best book I’ve read on the grueling process of college admission. It is specific in it’s suggestions for every type of student.
Rating: 5 / 5