Friday, 11. June 2010
- ISBN13: 9780470049181
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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In Binge, Barrett Seaman reveals what every parent, student, and educator needs to know about the college experience. Seaman spent time with students at twelve highly regarded and diverse colleges and universities across North America. During his two years of research, he immersed himself in the lives of the students, often living in their dorms, dining with them, speaking with them on their own terms, and listening to them express their thoughts and feelings. Portraying a campus culture in which today’s best and brightest students grapple with far more than academic challenges, Binge conveys the unprecedented stresses on campus today. While sharing revealing interviews and the often dramatic stories, Seaman explores the complexities of romantic relationships and sexual relations, alcohol and drug use, anxiety and depression, class and racial boundaries, and more. Despite the disturbing trends, Seaman finds reasons for optimism and offers provocative and well-informed suggestions for improving the undergraduate experience. Sometimes alarming, always fascinating, and ultimately hopeful, Binge is an extraordinary investigative work that reveals the realities of higher education today.
Binge: What Your College Student Won’t Tell You
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Thursday, 20. May 2010
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For more than thirty-five years, The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges has been the favorite resource of high school students across the country because it is the only comprehensive college reference researched and written by students for students. In interviews with hundreds of peers on campuses from New York to Hawaii and Florida to Alaska, our writers have sought out the inside scoop at every school on everything from the nightlife and professors to the newest dorms and wildest student organizations.
In addition to the in-depth profiles of college life, this 37th edition has been revised and updated to include:
* Essential statistics for every school, from acceptance rates to the most popular majors
* A “College Finder” to help students zero in on the perfect school
* Insider’s packing list detailing what every college student really needs to bring
* FYI sections with student opinions and outrageous off-the-cuff advice.
The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges cuts through the piles of brochures to get to the things that matter most to students, and by staying on top of trends and attitudes it delivers the straight talk students and parents need to choose the school that’s the best fit.
The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, 2011: Students on Campus Tell You What You Really Want to Know, 37th Edition
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Wednesday, 14. April 2010
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From the author of What Colleges Don’t Tell You, a plan to help parents of middle and early high school students prepare their kids for the best colleges
In order to succeed in the fiercely competitive college admissions game, you need a game plan—and you have to start young. In this empowering guide, Elizabeth Wissner- Gross, a nationally sought-after college “packager,” helps parents of seventh to tenth graders create a long-term plan that, come senior year, will allow their kids to virtually write their own ticket into their choice of schools.
Parents should start by helping their kids identify their academic passions, then design a four-year strategy based on those interests. The book details hundreds of opportunities available to make kids stand out that most high school guidance counselors and teachers simply don’t know about or don’t think to share. This indispensable guide should be required reading for any parent whose child dreams of attending one of the country’s top colleges.
What High Schools Don’t Tell You : Create a Long-Term Plan for Your 7th to 10th Grader for Getting into the Top Colleges
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Saturday, 6. March 2010
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A sought-after packager of high school students shares 272 secrets to help parents get their kids into the top schools
Targeting the savvy parents of today’s college-bound teenagers who seek to gain a proven edge in the college admissions process, this book reveals 272 little-known secrets to help parents get their kids into the school of their dreams.
Did you know?
• A child’s guidance counselor can help reverse a deferral.
• A parent can help get a child off a waiting list.
• There is a way for students to back out of Early Decision once they’ve been accepted.
Based on the controversial insider information Elizabeth Wissner-Gross has gleaned from working as a highly successful packager of high school students and from interviews with heads of admission at the nation’s top colleges, this book empowers parents by decoding the admissions process.
What Colleges Don’t Tell You : 272 Secrets for Getting Your Kid into the Top Schools
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Wednesday, 17. February 2010
- ISBN13: 9780312570293
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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The Straight-Talking Student’s Guide to the Best Colleges
For more than thirty-five years, The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges has been the favorite resource of high school students across the country because it is the only comprehensive college reference written and researched by students for students.
In interviews with hundreds of peers on campuses from New York to Hawaii and Florida to Alaska, our writers have gotten the inside scoop on every school on topics ranging from professors and campus life to dorms and student activities.
This thirty-sixth edition has been completely revised and updated to stay on top of campus trends and attitudes. Each school profile in The Insider’s Guide cuts through the veneer of brochures and common stereotypes to reveal colleges as they’re seen through the eyes of their students.
This comprehensive guide includes:
- Revealing profiles of more than 330 top schools in the United States and Canada
- Essential statistics for every school, from acceptance rates to the most popular majors
- An insider’s packing list detailing what every college student really needs to bring
- A college quiz that helps students find the type of school that is right for them
- FYI sections with candid student opinions and outrageous advice
The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, 2010: Students on Campus Tell You What You Really Want to Know, 36th Edition
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