The truth about college admission: a family guide to getting in and staying together

PrefaceIntroduction: How to Use This BookPart I1. Why Are You Going to College?2. Remapping the Admission Landscape3. Wedges of College AdmissionPart II4. Paying For College5. Creating a College List6. The College VisitPart III7. Admission Plans, Deadlines, and Application Review8. Classes, Grades, and Testing9. Essays and Short Answers10. Activities, Interviews, and RecommendationsPart IV11. Admission Decisions12. Making Your College Choice13. Closing LettersAcknowledgementsSuggested Further ReadingWeb ResourcesGlossaryReferencesIndex

Introduction: how to use this book

Part I

Why are you going to college?

Remapping the admission landscape

Wedges of college admission

Part II

Creating a college list

The college visit

Part III

Admission factors: what are colleges looking for academically?

Admission factors: what are colleges looking for outside the classroom?

Admission decisions

Part IV

Making your college choice

Closing letters.