College Planning for Dummies

by Pat Ordovensky

Book Overview

Today's college applicants are career-oriented and highly motivated to choose the right college and get accepted, whatever it takes. This one-stop guide tells them everything they need to do, walking... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764550489
• ISBN13: 9780764550485
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A Well Rounded and Informative Book

I found the book to be very informative. It covers everything from what courses admission officers' like to see on transcripts, to tips on how to save money for college without having it deducted from, if your applying for it, financial aid. The book doesn't contain anything about specific schools (like admissions, GPAs, etc..), it is more of a overview on things like deciding location, size, and other factors involved in choosing a college.One thing I found really interesting was that the book gave all sorts of hints,tips, and facts on colleges. It also proved and disproved many myths surrounding college entrance.Overall, being a highschool sophomore, I found it well worth the price. This book takes you from beginning to end on the ABCs of college and gives steps on how to prepare no matter what age or level you're at. It really helped me, and I would highly reccomend it to anyone who is planning to go to college and doesn't know where to start.

Ideal birthday gift for a 15 year old bright grandchild.

My about-to be 15 year old, only child grand-daughter is very very bright, but her parents have fairly minimal experience at college choice-making, and we all want for her to be able to leave no stone unturned in the continuingly more complex, but sometimes generous options available to the college-bound. I plan to send it to her for her June birthday. Not much glitz or teen appeal, but she has more than a modicum of tolerance for delayed gratification, and loves schools and achievement. I think this book is excellent in its approach, its readableness (neologism ?), and the broadness of its' scope. I have read a library copy and can't wait for her to own one.