The Outlier Effect: 15 Application Strategies to Stand Out, Get In, and Afford College

By Uchechi Kalu

What if I told you that you could get in and go to a top-ranked private, public, and out-of-state school for free, nearly for free, or at a heavily discounted rate? Sounds crazy, right? It's not. The biggest secret of financial aid is this: If you get into the best colleges in America, you can likely attend for free, or at a heavily discounted price without outside scholarships. In this book, Uchechi Kalu, founder of Outlier Admissions, describes how she went from rural South Carolina to receiving national awards from President Barack Obama, then to getting into and graduating from Princeton University -- the number-one university in the United States -- and graduating debt-free. The 15 strategies in this book will teach you the exact steps to become an outlier applicant so that you get into your dream college too and be able to afford to go. 5 Reasons The Outlier Effect could save you 1000s in future loan debt: You'll learn: How to think like an admissions officer, get admitted at top public, private, and out-of-state schools, and go to those colleges for free or at a heavily discounted rate. Over 160 colleges with the best financial aid, highest graduation rates, and lowest loan default rates for domestic, DACA, and undocumented students. A step-by-step process for writing college essays that admissions officers love to read. How to find your passion and pursue the extracurricular activities admissions officers want to see. Strategies to fill out the FAFSA, to negotiate and appeal your financial aid, and to increase your chances of getting into a college after being waitlisted or deferred. "Uchechi is extremely creative and full of innovative ideas. She always looks for ways to improve essays in terms of content, structure, and diction. With her careful guidance, Uchechi has taught me so many tips and tricks that helped me a lot during my college process and even into today. Her services are everything you would wish for and more!" S.R., Princeton University, Class of 2022 "I appreciated that you were able to work with my daughter who is very intelligent, yet organizationally challenged due to her ADHD. I can't imagine her going through this process without you. It allowed for me to be a sounding board and not the taskmaster. You have a great process. At first, I wasn't sure if your services would really be of any added value to what my daughter's school, Phillips Exeter Academy, would provide. But now, I feel that regardless of the outcome, your services ensured that my daughter submitted authentic and high-quality applications to the top-ranked colleges in the United States." Lisa, parent, Class of 2023

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1794498192
• ISBN13: 9781794498198
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"