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Other Guides for Applying to College
Other Guides for Applying to CollegeIt is important for any low-income student to become familiar with what is expected of every student applying to competitive colleges. Reading or browsing these guides will give you the knowledge of the baseline criteria. It will alleviate a lot of your uncertainty and also allow you to know in advance, where you may need to strengthen or redirect your path of study.Websites The College Board A basic, “all bases covered” overview of the entire application process. A great place to start to get your mind going. Peterson’s Planner Similar to the College Board’s guide, this guide offers more concise overview of the application process. Princeton Review's Counselor-O-Matic The Counselor-O-Matic has you input a variety of your own information to create an overview of the colleges you may want to attend. Estimated Family Contribution Calculator This calculator is built on the same formula that the Department of Education uses to calculated your Estimated Family Contribution. The lower your EFC, the greater the aid you will receive from private colleges. Super College This site has a great resource called “Ask Gen and Kelly,” where you can find a great Q and A section that has been broken up by categories. SAT Preparation Offers free, virtual SAT prep. Books What It Really Takes to Get Into the Ivy League by Chuck Hughes Chuck Hughes was an admissions officer for Harvard College. His advice is from experience and is very concise. A thorough guide that will give you the fundamentals of the admissions gmae. A is for Admission by Michele Hernandez Michele, once the assistant director of admissions at Dartmouth, offers the reader a concise overview of the admissions process and also provides a formula to calculate an “Admissions Index.” This is reportedly the index that some colleges use to calculate the strength of an applicant. Given the US Supreme Court's negative ruling on the University of Michigan's use such an index, we would discourage you from taking it too much to heart - but using the index as a base guide may prove to be helpful. The Truth About Getting In: A Top College Advisor Tells You Everything You Need to Know by Catherine Cohen Catherine Cohen has gained a lot of fame as a private counselor specializing in getting students into the nation’s top colleges. She has a 75% success rate. She claims that all of her secrets are presented in this book. This book has received a lot of attention for the way in which she places GPA into perspective. The College Admissions Mystique by Bill Mayher Bill Mayher offers a more conservative approach to the admissions game than others. There is a lot of valuable information available here even if you may not agree with his point of view. Acing the College Application : How to Maximize Your Chances for Admission to the College of Your Choice by Michele Hernandez By the author of “A is for Admission,” Michele covers the important pieces of the college application. There is some good help here on writing essays.
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