Get Into College

by Jennifer Kabat and Rachel Korn

Getting into college is one of life's most daunting challenges. Why not let the experts help? The experts in this case include dozens of college consultants, admissions officers, parents, and, best of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933512156
• ISBN13: 9781933512150
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Hundreds of Heads Books
• Length: 549 Pages
• Weight: 1.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

College-Counselor-in-a-Box

This book is great! If you or your son/daughter are looking at colleges, Hundreds of Heads' Get Into College has to be on your list. Read it cover to cover, since every page is chock-full of information that actually matters - not just SAT and ACT comparison charts and tricks on how to get your application looking like the other thousands applying to the same schools you are. This 'college-counselor-in-a-box' fills in all the blanks and clarifies the college process, and it's made me feel more confident, too.

This book was a HUGE help!

As my step-daughter was preparing for the college application search, we wanted to offer her the best guidance possible. The problem was, we had never been through the college application process. We found this book to have tons of fabulous information and advice from parents and students who had been through the process. The section on application essays and advice on interviewing was particularly helpful. I highly recommend this book for any parent or student facing the college application process.

Good for parents, too!

I got this for my son - he isn't the most motivated when it comes to getting into college. But he likes all the quotes from kids his age, telling him how they did it. Much better than coming from his dad! And he has started talking at the dinner table The truth is, though, that I have enjoyed and learned from the book as well. Lots of expert advice mixed in. Every question answered. And a great weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I think we're going to be OK when it comes to getting our son into a good school. Recommended read!

Spot On

Sometimes a book just feels right and simply nails a subject. This is one of those times. Get Into College is comprehensive, covering all the bases of the college application process--from the SAT's to picking the right school--but at the same time is very accessible and readable, with hundreds of bite sized articles and pieces of information easy to browse and digest. It is highly unlikely that a high school student would pick up a traditional book on the college application process, but this book is different. The multiplicity of opinions from hundreds of other students makes it engaging and very interesting. You just get sucked in. You can't help but learn key pointers on the whole admission's process. I gave it to my nephew and he just kept reading. His parents were thrilled and I think they will read it too. The mixture of student advice and the added commentary from college advisers and big school admissions officers makes this book a "must have" for all high school juniors and seniors. Bravo!

Get Help and Have Fun Getting Into College

This is an invaluable resource for any high school student planning (or not planning!) to attend college. Unlike the typical guides crammed with boring charts and statistics, what makes GET INTO COLLEGE both so useful and interesting to read are the hundreds of contributions from college students and graduates from across the country who have `been there and done it." These are people who had the same fears and anxieties about things like SATs, what schools to apply to, financial aid, filling out the applications, writing an application essay, moving away from home etc. as students beginning the process today, and their advice is clearly sincere and on the mark. There's also tons of information from admission staff from top colleges and universities from across the country as well as the valuable perspective of parents who often go through this process every step of the way with their sons and daughters. As you make your way through the book, from beginning the process, to prepping for tests to completing the applications, etc. you feel like you have a growing team of students, mentors and academic professionals behind you cheering you on, giving you the confidence to make smart, informed decisions, and making the process rewarding and fun.