A Starter Guide to College for Clueless Students & Parents

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Starter Guides LLC

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491_9780999586006

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A Starter Guide to College for Clueless Students & Parents covers the basics and has details on the full range of college topics, including a lot of the fine print.See checklists for each year of high school. A comprehensive checklist for the application for each college is provided. Eighth- and 9th-Graders can get a great start for freshman and sophomore years, so they aren't behind in junior and senior years. Juniors and seniors, see what to do to, when to do it and how to wrap it up. Students, learn how good and early preparation leads to success on the standardized tests, without having to be the school's biggest braniac. It is a reference book for these many details for when you need them. Use some chapters now, and come back to other chapters later, even in a year or more. Which colleges are realistic? Which are affordable? Do not count any of them out yet. Can you get a great degree without a huge debt? Sure, if you make the right choices.These topics are covered:How to get college-ready and admissions-ready;Benefits of community colleges and public colleges;Selective admissions factors and expectations;Activities, internships and sports;Practice for standardized tests and subject tests;Application checklists and procedures;Financial aid and cost comparisons;Meeting admissions officials; andEssays and interviews.After knowing more, students and parents can better discuss and think about all these factors to decide if college is indeed the best option, and what type of college is best.The book explains the basics, and moves into detailed information that you may not need right away, but probably will use later.It has handy reference pages containing checklists, testing rules, calendars, admissions statistics, college degree levels, and websites to use, so you don't have to look everything up yourself. You don't have to remember everything now. You can go back to the book again and again when you need

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