Solving the College Admissions Puzzle: A Guide for Students and Families About College Selection, Essay Writing, and High-Stakes Testing Are you stressed to the max when you:
- Tackle those daunting college applications?
- Try writing those mystifying application essays?
- Procrastinate studying for those nerve-wracking college admissions tests?
Read this friendly, step-by-step guide to:
- Decide on the right schools for you
- Find your unique voice to write a compelling application essay
- Score your best on high-stakes tests such as the ACT and SAT
- Develop a plan using worksheets
Get practical advice about interactions between students and their parents, counselors,
teachers, college personnel and tutors.
Discover the strategies that three experts use to help students and their families fit together the pieces of the college admissions process.
These three authors can be found at CollegeAdmissionsAdvisors.com. John Boshoven, MA, MSW, counsels high school students daily in Ann Arbor and globally to consider possible colleges and finding the right fit. Debbie Eisenberg Merion, MFA, MSW founded Essay Coaching in 2005 to share proven techniques for writing a compelling and successful college application essay. She consults in Ann Arbor, MI, and globally by Skype and email. Geraldine Markel, PhD, is an educational psychologist and principal of Managing Your Mind Coaching and Seminars.Her expertise is in consulting via Skype or on site on high-stakes tests and with students who have ADHD and/or learning disabilities.