College Crash Course: A Guide for Parents and Students

By Patricia Wanamaker

College Crash Course is a comprehensive guide which teaches you what you need to know to take charge of the the college process from beginning to end. It covers: Planning - from a working timeline, what mom and dad can do to help, through what schools are looking for and finding a major and so much more. Financial aid - the entire process broken down from what aid is available and how to get it plus specific recommendations for both affluent families and families with large amounts of need. The Search - Finding the right school for your student not a one size fits all approach. Everything the high cost college planners tell you. How to create a list from the ground up. It also covers college tours and specifies how to find hard to find information like sports scholarships. Testing - covers all the exams like AP, IB, SAT, ACT, PSAT, PreACT. Covers Essay advice too. The Application - Covers the different applications, Essays, Interviews, Letters of Recommendation, and explains Early Action, Early Decision and Regular decision. Attending - What to do once your in. From packing, to Greeks, to Pests to Roommates. Resources - a guide on where to find any information you might need and also Cheat Sheets - Tons of cheat sheets with lists of specific data such as schools with wealthy students, liberal or conservative school, drug, alcohol or party school and schools with great statistics. Plus many worksheets to keep your information organized

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08MSVJF16
• ISBN13: 9798696222493
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"