Acing the College Application

图书标准信息

• 作者 Michele Hernandez 著
• 出版社 Random House Publishing Group
• 出版时间 2007-08
• ISBN 9780345498922
• 定价 119.50元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 288页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Withsomanyqualifiedapplicants,competitionforcollegeadmissionsisfiercerthanever.Nowyoucanputyourselfaheadofthepackbymakingyourapplicationflawless!

Whenapplyingforcollege,goodgradesandhighstandardizedtestscoresarenotalwaysenoughtoguaranteeadmission.Whatsetsyouapart,arguesMicheleHernández,isthewayyoudescribeyourselfinyourapplication.Buthowdoyoupresentyourselfwithflair,andhighlightallyourtalents,skills,andpassions,injustafewpages?

AformerassistantdirectorofadmissionsatDartmouthCollege,Dr.Hernándeztakesyoustep-by-stepthroughtheentireapplicationprocess,revealingthedetailsthatmakeorbreakanapplicant.Fromthemultitudeofshortandlongeressaystothemyriadofcharts,lists,andpersonaldatasections,sheoffersessentialadvice,usefulanecdotes,andvividexamples.Includedare:

•Aline-by-linelookatthecommonapplication
•Thetruthabouttheessays,withsamplesofthosethatmadethegrade
•Thebestwaytoaskforteacherandguidancecounselorrecommendations
•Whentoprovidecollegeswithoptionalessaysandpeerevaluations
•Thetencommonmythsandmisconceptionsoftheon-campusinterview
•Themostmeaningfulacademicsubjects,workexperience,andextracurricularactivitiestomention
•Earlyactionversusearlydecision—thetradeoffs

Withthishelpful,savvybook,prospectivecollegestudents—andtheirparentsandcounselors—cannowvastlyimprovetheirchancesofgettingintothecollegeoftheirchoice.

“WanttoscaletheIvywall?MicheleHernándezgivesyouthetoolstodoit.Thisbrisk,no-nonsensebookisbuiltoninsidedope,andHernández’sexperienceallowshertochallengeconventionaladmissionsthinking.”
—HARRYBAULD
AuthorofOnWritingtheCollegeApplicationEssay
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【作者简介】

MicheleA.HernándezgraduatedPhiBetaKappafromDartmouthCollegein1989andholdsaDoctorateofEducation.ShewasAssistantDirectorofAdmissionsatDartmouthfrom1992to1997.TheauthorofAIsforAdmissionandTheMiddleSchoolYears,sherunsherownconsultingbusiness(www.aisforadmission.com)forprospectivecollegeapplicants.Forthepastfiveyears,herstudentshavebeenacceptedtotopcollegeswithclosetoa100%successacceptancerate.