What Colleges Don't Tell You (And Other Parents Don't Want You to Know) (Paperback)

Elizabeth Wissner-Gross

ISBN 10: 0452288541 / ISBN 13: 9780452288546

Published by Penguin Putnam Inc, New York, 2007

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Paperback. A sought-after packager of high school students shares 272 secrets to help parents get their kids into the top schoolsTargeting the savvy parents of today's college-bound teenagers who seek to gain a proven edge in the college admissions process, this book reveals 272 little-known secrets to help parents get their kids into the school of their dreams.Did you know?-A child's guidance counselor can help reverse a deferral.-A parent can help get a child off a waiting list.-There is a way for students to back out of Early Decision once they've been accepted.Based on the controversial insider information Elizabeth Wissner-Gross has gleaned from working as a highly successful packager of high school students and from interviews with heads of admission at the nation's top colleges, this book empowers parents by decoding the admissions process. A sought-after "packager" of high school students shares highly coveted strategies to help parents get their children into the countrys most competitive colleges. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: What Colleges Don't Tell You (And Other Parents Don't Want You to Know) (Paperback)
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0452288541
• ISBN 13: 9780452288546
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A sought-after packager of high school students shares 272 secrets to help parents get their kids into the top schools

Targeting the savvy parents of today's college-bound teenagers who seek to gain a proven edge in the college admissions process, this book reveals 272 little-known secrets to help parents get their kids into the school of their dreams.

Did you know?
-A child's guidance counselor can help reverse a deferral.
-A parent can help get a child off a waiting list.
-There is a way for students to back out of Early Decision once they've been accepted.

Based on the controversial insider information Elizabeth Wissner-Gross has gleaned from working as a highly successful packager of high school students and from interviews with heads of admission at the nation's top colleges, this book empowers parents by decoding the admissions process.

About the Author

Elizabeth Wissner-Gross, trained as a journalist, has for ten years succeeded in helping students, including her own children, gain admission offers to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT, and other competitive colleges.