Product Description In this revised and expanded guide, College Placement Bureau Director Loren Pope profiles forty colleges that excel at developing potential, values, initiative, and risk–taking in a wide range of students. This new edition includes a revised group of colleges and for the first time addresses the issues of home schooling, learning disabilities, and single–sex education. Pope encourages students to be hard–nosed consumers when visiting colleges, and shows how the college experience can enrich every young person’s life, whether they are “A,” “B,” or “C” students.
Included in the profiles are:
• Evaluations of each school’s program and “personality” Interviews with undergraduates, professors, and deans Information on what happens to the graduates and what they think of their college experience.
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Product Description Using on-campus sources to turn up the best and worst aspects of leading schools across the nation, “Choosing the Right College” is at once an insider’s guide to almost 140 leading American colleges and universities and a high-minded mentor on how to obtain a serious education at virtually any institution of higher learning. ISI’s editorial team analyzes the quality of curricula, the rigor and vigor of major academic departments, and the intellectual freedom that prevails – or not – on each campus. “Choosing the Right College” reveals which schools have vital intellectual atmospheres, safe campuses, and wholesome living arrangements, and which ones don’t. And it names, recommending specific professors from whom to take classes and advising readers on which buildings ought to be avoided entirely – if possible. These features and many others have made “Choosing the Right College” the most trusted guide on the market for prospective college students interested in obtaining a genuine liberal education in a healthy environment. With a new introduction by Walter Williams, this 2010-11 edition has been entirely updated and revised to reflect the current state of play at each institution. This title includes in-depth essays on elite institutions; exclusive reports on campus politics and intellectual diversity; trustworthy advice on which departments, professors, and courses to seek out; and, specific guidance on how to build your own core curriculum at each school. School profiles and special features are now online at website.
Product Description ADMISSIONS SECRETS COLLEGES DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW
THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT … and incredibly confusing. You have probably heard countless “facts” as to what works, what colleges want to see, and how to get into competitive colleges. Don’t believe the hype! Following the wrong college application myths can cost you time, money, and most important, the chance to get accepted into the school of your dreams.
MYTH: - Colleges are very choosy about who gets in. - You can find all kinds of students on any campus. - Colleges need to charge an application fee. - Colleges have a well-thought-out financial assistance strategy. - Colleges only know what you tell them about you.
The 75 Biggest Myths about College Admissions gives you all the answers you need to approach this important journey correctly-busting all the myths that students hear and colleges want you to believe.
By exposing the truth and setting you on the right path, The 75 Biggest Myths about College Admissions gives you the edge you need to avoid wrong turns and wasted time and get a few steps ahead in the application process.
Most people facing growing debt and limited resources have probably looked around for financial solutions and heard a little bit about debt consolidation. Debt consolidation is a great financial option to overcome overwhelming debt, but it is not right for everyone. But before you can figure out if it is right for you, you have to realize that some of what you may have thought about debt consolidation … is wrong.
Of all the financial plans available for people dealing with overwhelming debt, debt consolidation is probably the most valuable and the least understood. In fact, you may already believe some of these common myths about debt consolidation. Find out the truth!
Myth #1 Debt consolidation is the same or similar to debt management, debt settlement, and bankruptcy.
Truth Debt consolidation is nothing like those other programs. In truth, it is not so much a “program” (you can even do it on your own, if you know enough) but more of a strategic approach.
In debt consolidation, you lump all of your debts together and repackage them. Debt settlement and debt management typically involve dealing with a company or counselor and the object is to reduce the amount you owe. Bankruptcy is a legal proceeding that involves a date with a judge.
Myth #2 Debt consolidation reduces your debt.
Truth No, it doesn’t. If you owe a total of $80,000 on several credit cards and loans and you consolidate that debt, you still owe $80,000.
Debt consolidation does not re-negotiate, settle, write off, or reduce any of your debt. What possible advantage is re-organizing your debt like that?
If you have a lot of loans at high interest rates, repackaging those higher-interest debts into one larger loan at a lower rate reduces your interest and the amount you have to pay. This means you can either pay less a month or (even better) pay the same amount but get the debt paid off sooner.
Myth #3 Debt consolidation will hurt my credit score.
Truth Done properly, debt consolidation will not impact your credit score or credit report negatively. In fact, debt consolidation may even improve your credit score! That’s because you’ll be paying off a bunch of smaller loans and any time a loan is paid in full, that helps your credit score.
Myth #4 Debt consolidation requires getting help from an outside agency or a lawyer.
Truth While there are companies that specialize in debt consolidation programs, you do not have to use them to consolidate your debt.
Of course, if you want to consolidate your debt on your own, you have to know a bit about how to do it and what the options are. But it can definitely be a do-it-yourself project for people good with money (or who are willing to learn enough to get good with money).
Debt consolidation is also not necessarily visible to outsiders. Your bank, the credit bureau, and other parties may not even be aware that you have consolidated debt.
Myth #5 Debt consolidation is something for financial losers and lightweights, not for people who know how to manage money.
Truth This is the most far-out myth about debt consolidation. Debt consolidation is a principle that is used in business and by the super-wealthy all of the time. It is a way of organizing and structuring your debts in a way that is most advantageous to you.
Myth #6 Debt consolidation is just robbing Peter to pay Paul; you’re just getting more debt!
Truth Debt consolidation is indeed a way for you to pay off one debt by getting another debt. But not all debts are equal.
As an example, let’s say that you owe $10,000 and the loan is set up so that you have to pay 22% interest. For example, let’s suppose that I go to my credit union and work out a deal to borrow $10,000 at 12% interest. While both debts are still in the amount of $10,000, the debt at 12% interest is a better deal for me. I won’t have to pay as much per month or, if I make the biggest payments I can, I can pay it off sooner.
Myth #7 Debt consolidation requires you to be a homeowner.
Truth There is a grain of truth to this, in that owning a home definitely offers an advantage to anyone who wants to consolidate debt. (It doesn’t matter if your home is paid for or not, but you do need some home equity.) However, you can consolidate debt without owning a home, too.
Myth #8 Debt consolidation will make it harder for me to get future loans.
Truth In most cases, it is unlikely that anyone but a forensic accountant could figure out that you consolidated your debt (unless you go through a debt consolidation companythat might leave a paper trail).
If you borrow money in one loan and then take out another, more advantageous loan to pay off the first one, you’re more likely to leave a paper trail of somebody who pays off debt responsibly. It is more likely to make you a desirable creditor.
Myth #9 People who consolidate debt just wind up digging themselves in deeper in debt!
Truth It is absolutely possible to consolidate your debt and then keep spending and get yourself in a big mess. That’s why you need good information and a plan to pay off your existing debt, manage your finances now, and start planning for your financial future.
There is no reason that debt consolidation cannot work to get you out of debt for good, but you have to have a plan.
Myth #10 Debt consolidation will allow me to write off some of my debts and it will stop bill collectors from calling.
Truth Let’s take these one at a time.
Unlike bankruptcy, debt consolidation will not allow you to write off any of your debtnot a penny of it. Whatever you owed as a debt before debt consolidation is the amount you’ll owe after debt consolidation.
The advantage is just that you structure it in a more favorable loan. You do not get existing debts cancelled or decreased! Now it’s true you can work that out in other debt management solutions (debt settlement lets you reduce debt, bankruptcy will let you write some debt off) but they come at a very high price. Both of these approaches will have a negative impact on your credit score, will make it hard for you to get future loans, and stay on your record for quite a while. Bankruptcy, in particular, is an extreme solution that involves an actual court proceeding and a judge who has the authority to make certain decisions about your financial situation (including forcing you to sell some items to pay off debts).
Debt consolidation can only stop bill collectors indirectly. Here’s how: let’s say you have six debts and you’re getting calls all of the time. If you consolidate your six debts into one large debt consolidation loan at more favorable terms, you’ll pay off all of those debts. Bye-bye, bill collectors!
However, if you don’t pay off your new debt consolidaiton loan on time, the bill collectors will start calling again.
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The updated edition of the must-have resource for any student applying to college
This thoroughly revised and updated edition of the bestselling book Admission Matters demystifies the college application process and offers practical advice for choosing the right school, writing an effective essay, navigating financial aid, and more. This handy resource will help any college-bound student whether they attend well-funded private schools or cash-strapped public schools. Filled with helpful suggestions, ideas, and advice, the new edition also includes tips for home-schooled students who are preparing to attend college.
Helps all students who are applying to college understand the process and find the school that fits their needs
Expanded information on testing, early decision/early action, applying as a home schooler, and tackling the dreaded college essay
Up-to-date advice on financial aid in tough economic times – how it works and how to maximize your chances of getting aid
Authors bring the multiple viewpoints of college admissions officer, high school counselor, and parent of college-bound students
This book gives any college-bound student the information they need to make the application process run smoothly.
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Product Description Now fully revised—the perennially popular guide to choosing the right college
Prospective college students and their parents have been relying on Loren Pope’s expertise since 1995, when he published the first edition of this indispensable guide. This new edition profiles 41 colleges—all of which outdo the Ivies and research universities in producing performers, not only among A students but also among those who get Bs and Cs. Contents include:
• Evaluations of each school’s program and “personality” • Candid assessments by students, professors, and deans • Information on the progress of graduates
This new edition not only revisits schools listed in previous volumes to give readers a comprehensive assessment, it also addresses such issues as homeschooling, learning disabilities, and single-sex education.
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