Creating College Lists: Your Guide to Using College Websites to Pay Less for a Better Education
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (821 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00XGZORBY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 277 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Good introduction to the college search, if you already know you're not going to Harvard Michelle has an excellent blog for finding colleges that are great for "regular" kids -- She calls them 50-50 colleges: at least 50% of the kids who apply get in, and at least 50% of the kids who get in wind up graduating. (While 50% graduation rate sounds like a low bar, it is actually higher than the statistical average.) From there, she helps you understand how to estimate your chances for need-based and merit financial aid.This book is a crash course in all of these, but finding a college is about more than just "running the numbers". She adds goo. Helpful for high school seniors and parents Kretzschmar takes an interesting approach to figuring out which colleges high schoolers should apply to. She narrows her focus to 50-50 schools -- those that graduate 50% of their students on time and those that offer 50% of students financial aid. Then she shows what parents and students can learn by navigating college websites. While some of the information seems obvious, seen through the lens of college applications caused me to rethink. College admission offices would be wise to read this book as well. Maybe there are better ways to present some p. Great Guide for Parents and Students Starting the College Search! Wendy Nelson Michelle does a great job guiding you step by step through using the web, and more specifically college websites, as your primary tool in the college search process. She not only provides clear step by step direction on finding what you need to know on the colleges' own websites, she also provides helpful links throughout the book. It's a quick read with extremely practical advice you can start using immediately to build a list of potential colleges.If you are a high school student, or the parent of a high school student, who has not yet built a list
All it takes is a little time and a visit to one of the most ignored resources in creating a college list: the college website.This book will show you:How to generate a list to start your searchWhat preferences NOT to include on your list when you first startCritical terms you need to understandWhy you need to look at course schedules instead of course cataloguesShortcuts to finding what you need on college websitesWhy the campus newspaper is a must visit websiteThe best tools for tracking collegesBy learning to use college websites, you'll create a better college list that will contain schools you'll be excited to apply to and actually able to afford to attend.. Don't have any idea of where to go to college? Here's how to start making your list of colleges. If you're willing to step away from the rankings spotlight, you can find some impressive programs at great values