Get into Any College: The Insider’s Guide to Getting into a Top College - Softcover

Tanabe, Gen; Tanabe, Kelly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1617601373 ISBN 13: 9781617601378

Publisher: SuperCollege, 2018

Synopsis

<div>Based on the real-life experiences of students who were admitted to the United States' most prestigious universities, this guide provides proven strategies to get into and pay for any college. Detailing what high school students&#151;from freshmen to seniors&#151;can do to prepare, this updated edition addresses recent changes in admissions and financial aid processes and the increasingly popular early-admissions option. Examples of applications, interviews, and 25 actual college-admission essays complement information on how parents can help without hurting, what it takes to ace the SAT and ACT, and where students can find free cash for tuition. Stories of students' successes and failures reveal how the college-admissions and financial-aid processes really work, while giving a personal face to what is often seen as an impersonal experience. A section for special groups includes admission considerations for athletes, transfer and international students, students with disabilities, and home-schooled students.</div>

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About the Author

<div><B>Gen Tanabe</B> and <B>Kelly Tanabe</B> are the authors of 14 books including <I>The Ultimate Guide to America's Best Colleges, The Ultimate Scholarship Book,</I> and <I>How to Write a Winning Scholarship Essay.</I> They tour the country as speakers on college planning and live in Belmont, California.<BR></div>

From the Back Cover

<div><BR><B>FACT:</B> Harvard rejects half of its applicants who have perfect SAT scores.<BR><B>FACT:</B> Stanford rejects half of its applicants who have perfect 4.0 GPAs.<BR><B>LESSON:</B> You don&#8217;t need to be perfect to get into a great college.<BR><BR>Getting into college has always been about showcasing your strengths while minimizing your weaknesses. <I>Get Into Any College</I> presents an easy to follow, step-by-step strategy to marketing yourself to any college. Written by admission experts Gen and Kelly Tanabe and combining the experience and insights from graduates of America&#8217;s top colleges, this book will help you:<BR><BR><li>Write an irresistible admission essay by describing your life in less words than are on the back of a cereal box. Plus, be inspired by 25 real essays that worked and a few that didn&#8217;t.<BR><li>Create a compelling college application by including the &#147;right&#8221; information that will knock the admission officers out of their chairs and beg you to accept their offer.<BR><li>Ace the SAT and ACT tests by discovering the truth about how these tests are used and what strategies will actually increase your scores.<BR><li>Master the college interview by getting a sneak peek at the actual interview questions.<BR><li>Bonus chapters just for parents on how to help prepare your 9th&#150;12th grader for college and gain a competitive edge by starting early.</li><BR><I>Get Into Any College</I> has helped thousands of students get into the colleges of their dreams!<BR></div>

From the Inside Flap

FACT: Harvard rejects half of its applicants who have perfect SAT scores.
FACT: Stanford rejects half of its applicants who have perfect 4.0 GPAs.
LESSON: You don&;t need to be perfect to get into a great college.

Getting into college has always been about showcasing your strengths while minimizing your weaknesses. Get Into Any College presents an easy to follow, step-by-step strategy to marketing yourself to any college. Written by admission experts Gen and Kelly Tanabe and combining the experience and insights from graduates of America&;s top colleges, this book will help you:

Write an irresistible admission essay by describing your life in less words than are on the back of a cereal box. Plus, be inspired by 25 real essays that worked and a few that didn&;t.

Create a compelling college application by including the &#147;right&; information that will knock the admission officers out of their chairs and beg you to accept their offer.

Ace the SAT and ACT tests by discovering the truth about how these tests are used and what strategies will actually increase your scores.

Master the college interview by getting a sneak peek at the actual interview questions.

Bonus chapters just for parents on how to help prepare your 9th&#150;12th grader for college and gain a competitive edge by starting early.

Get Into Any College has helped thousands of students get into the colleges of their dreams!

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

<div><B>How this Book Is Superior to All Others: A Shameless (But True) Testimonial</b><BR><BR> We know you have many choices when it comes to buying a book on college admissions. If you are standing in the bookstore reading this, we hope the following short paragraphs will highlight what makes this book better than all of the others you see on the shelf. If you have already bought this book, then you may skip this section, or read it if you want to see just how smart a purchase you’ve made!<BR><BR> A down-to-earth radically different approach from any other guide. Unlike other books written by so-called “experts,” this book was written by those who have actually done it. With the help of hundreds of students from both elite private and highly selective public colleges, we share with you the secrets of how to get accepted. All of the strategies and tips in this book have been proven successful by students like you. Plus, we’re not shy about revealing mistakes that can turn an otherwise strong application into a guaranteed rejection.<BR><BR> Absolutely essential examples, samples and illustrations. Any how-to book worth the paper it is printed on should provide many examples so that you can see how the tips and strategies are actually used. Not only have we included examples from actual applications, but we have even added 25 real admission essays and an entire completed application.<BR><BR> No useless fluff or padding. This guide gives you all the right information―comprehensively and concisely. You will learn the essential strategies on how to get into college. We know no high school student has the time (or desire) to read a book that doesn’t get to the point.<BR><BR> Stories from real life: The successes and failures of actual students. There is no better way to understand the sometimes mysterious process of college admissions than through the experiences of those who have already done it. Learn from the grand successes and grave mistakes of actual students through their uncensored and honest confessions. Each short story not only reveals how the admissions process really works but is also quite entertaining. (We promise at least a few laughs―not an inconsequential point considering the work ahead of you!)<BR><BR> Easy (and dare we say) fun book to read. You may think college admissions is the diametric opposite of the word “fun,” but if you’re going to spend your valuable time reading this book, the least we can do is make it entertaining. That’s why throughout each chapter you’ll find many personal stories and anecdotes that, aside from teaching you more about college admissions, are also pretty funny. </div><BR>

Edition details

• Publisher: SuperCollege
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1617601373
• ISBN 13: 9781617601378
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272