The College Selection Compass: Helping Families Navigate a Difficult Course - Couverture souple

Nichols, Susan; Callow, Becky

 
9780595491926: The College Selection Compass: Helping Families Navigate a Difficult Course
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595491928 ISBN 13 : 9780595491926
Editeur : iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

The College Selection Compass is a step-by-step guidebook designed to help parents and their teens as they begin their exploration of the often complex college world filled with major decisions, a multitude of information, and overwhelming campus visits.Educator Rebecca Callow and college admissions coordinator Susan Nichols draw upon their professional backgrounds as they share the eye-opening results from their personal interviews with over fifteen hundred college students from forty-eight states and various ethnic backgrounds who were anxious to recount their college search experiences. Parents and their teens will not only gain insight on how to effectively plan ahead and organize the college search process, they will also benefit from tips on how to communicate openly during what can be a stressful period for everyone involved. Future college freshmen and their families will learn specifically about the:*Various ways to research colleges*Social and psychological issues that accompany the process*Methods to help stay organized*Techniques to create individual resumes and cover lettersThe College Selection Compass will help ensure that future college students possess the practical tools and in-depth knowledge so that they eventually find a school that maximizes their true potential.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The College Selection Compass is a step-by-step guidebook designed to help parents and their teens as they begin their exploration of the often complex college world filled with major decisions, a multitude of information, and overwhelming campus visits.Educator Rebecca Callow and college admissions coordinator Susan Nichols draw upon their professional backgrounds as they share the eye-opening results from their personal interviews with over fifteen hundred college students from forty-eight states and various ethnic backgrounds who were anxious to recount their college search experiences. Parents and their teens will not only gain insight on how to effectively plan ahead and organize the college search process, they will also benefit from tips on how to communicate openly during what can be a stressful period for everyone involved. Future college freshmen and their families will learn specifically about the:*Various ways to research colleges*Social and psychological issues that accompany the process*Methods to help stay organized*Techniques to create individual resumes and cover lettersThe College Selection Compass will help ensure that future college students possess the practical tools and in-depth knowledge so that they eventually find a school that maximizes their true potential.

Biographie de l'auteur

Susan Nichols has been involved in the college admissions process for over twenty years as a volunteer interviewer and local and national college admissions coordinator.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595491928
ISBN 13 
9780595491926
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
92
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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