The University Bound Organizer: The Ultimate Guide to Successful Applications to American Universities (University Admission Advice, Application Guide, College Planning Book) - Softcover

Costaras, Anna; Liss, Gail

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1642501085 ISBN 13: 9781642501087

Publisher: Mango, 2019

Synopsis

The ONLY Book You’ll Ever Need to Guide You Through the USA University Admissions Process

University admissions in the USA is tougher than ever. Nearly three million students are expected to enroll as first-time freshmen in colleges and universities in the United States this school year. How can you prepare, get organized, and stay focused throughout the search and admission process?

Applying to university can be intimidating and overwhelming for both teens and parents. The process is a maze of standardized tests, school research, university fairs, applications, interviews, CVs, essays, and deadlines. This university planner will guide you easily through each stage and includes tips to help you submit your best application.

The USA University Bound Organizer helps students:

• Understand what USA admission officers are looking for in an applicant
• Prevent common mistakes students make on their applications
• Build a personal profile
• Plan an individualized testing schedule
• Research universities to identify schools that are a good fit
• Develop a balanced list of schools
• Secure letters of recommendation
• Complete and submit applications accurately and on time
• Develop their university application essay
• Apply for financial aid and scholarships
• Ace interviews
• Sort and manage application results
• Make a final decision

If you have read Teens’ Guide to College & Career Planning; College Admission: From Application to Acceptance, Step by Step; or The College Bound Organizer; you’ll find The USA University Bound Organizer to be a valuable resource for planning and securing your future.

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About the Author

Both authors are top college admission experts who lead workshops and seminars for parents and students.

Anna Costaras holds a BS and MBA from New York University Stern School of Business. She is the founder of a college-bound mentoring program for underserved students from her community. Anna is actively involved with Adventures in Learning, an educational enrichment program for children in need of after-school support and as a volunteer and college mentor. She is a veteran of the college application process, having guided her three children on their paths―graduate and undergraduate―to Cornell University, Wake Forest University and New York University.

Gail Liss earned a MBA from New York University Stern School of Business, studied at The London School of Economics and holds a BA from the University of Rochester. Gail serves on the Advisory Board of Young Women’s Leadership Network, which supports The Young Women’s Leadership Schools and College Bound Initiative. Gail has extensive experience with the college application process and has served as a coach and advisor. She has also counseled her three children: two graduates of Brown University and one graduate of Wesleyan University.

In 1980, when he was education editor of the New York Times, Edward B. Fiske sensed that college-bound students and their families needed better information on which to base their educational choices. Thus was born the Fiske Guide to Colleges, which is now the #1 bestselling college guide. In addition to the Fiske Guide to Colleges, Fiske is the author of Fiske Guide to Getting Into the Right College, Fiske Nailing the New SAT, Fiske Real College Essays That Work, Fiske WordPower, Fiske Countdown to College, and several other books that help you find and get accepted to colleges that match you. A graduate of Wesleyan University, Fiske did graduate work at Columbia University and assorted other bastions of higher learning. He left the Times in 1991 to pursue a variety of educational and journalistic interests, including a book on school reform, Smart Schools, Smart Kids. When not visiting colleges, he can be found playing tennis, sailing, or doing research on the educational problems of South Africa and other third world countries for UNESCO and other international organizations. Fiske lives in Durham, North Carolina, near the campus of Duke University, where his wife, Helen Ladd, is a member of the faculty. They are coauthors of When Schools Compete: A Cautionary Tale, Elusive Equity: Education Reform in Post-Apartheid South Africa, and Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mango
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1642501085
• ISBN 13: 9781642501087
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 206