Your College Admissions Game Plan (3rd Edition)

The essential pocket guide to making the most of high school, updated for today’s ninth through 12th-graders.


Is it too early to start applying for college scholarships in ninth grade? Do I need to take AP classes? How important are extra curricular activities when I apply to college? These questions and many more are answered in this revised edition of Kaplan’s Your College Admissions Game Plan.  

This easy-to-use guide provides up-to-date information and over 50+ tips, strategies, and essential checklists for ninth, 10th-, 11th-, and 12th-graders to prepare them for college. It also provides information for parents and students on time management, stress reduction, and problem solving.

Conveniently portable, From Here to Freshman Year takes parents and students through high school with the ease of knowing that they took the right steps to prepare for college each year.

Must-know topics include: the application process and finding scholarships; campus visits; working with your guidance counselor; taking important tests like the PSAT, SAT, ACT, and AP exams; letters of recommendation; purchasing the right computer, and more.

This new edition has been updated with a new name, new cover, updated content, PLUS a new chapter from Kaplan's annual College Admissions Officer survey highlighting the key trends in college admissions at the top colleges and universities in the United States.

Celebrating 75 years as the world leader in the test prep industry, Kaplan Test Prep (www.kaptest.com) is a premier provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses. With a comprehensive menu of online offerings as well as a complete array of print books and digital products, Kaplan offers preparation for more than 90 standardized tests, including entrance exams for secondary school, college and graduate school, as well as professional licensing exams for attorneys, physicians and nurses.  Kaplan also provides private tutoring and graduate admissions consulting services.