大学入学申请指南 Winning the Heart of the College Admissions Dean
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作者： Joyce Slayton Mitchell 著
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出版时间： 2004-12-1字数：版次： 1页数： 194印刷时间： 2004/12/01开本： 32开印次： 1纸张： 胶版纸I S B N ： 9781580083003包装： 平装内容简介
Applying to college is the culmination of years of hard work late-night study sessions, grueling SAT preparation, and hours of dedication to extracurricular activities. It’s also a process that often overwhelms both students and parents. In this collection of insightful, candid advice from college-counseling guru Joyce Slayton Mitchell, students and parents will find the core information they need to confidently research colleges, write essays, fill out applications, make sense of financial aid and interviews, and, most important, win the heart of many a college admissions dean. Completely revised and updated with thorough coverage of the new SATs, a new chapter on April decisions, and attention to institutional priorities, WINNING THE HEART OF THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS DEAN is your guide to navigating the college selection and application process with sanity and hope.
作者简介：
JOYCE SLAYTON MITCHELL is Director of College Advising at the Nightingale-Bamford School in New York City. Mitchell serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for the College Board Review and on the school committee of U.S. News & World Report's special college issue. She is the author of more than thirty-three works of
nonfiction and travels throughout the United States and abroad speaking about get-
ting into American colleges. Her college advice column can be found online at www. collegeadviceUSA.com.
目录
Introduction
Seven Basic Assumptions
How This Book Will Help
The College Selection Calendar
International Students:Welcome to College USA
Americans Abroad: Welcome Home!
PART Ⅰ: Developing Your College List
Chapter 1—Self-Assessment
Goals andValues
Academics
The Kid behind the Numbers
Activities, Interests, and Aspirations
Personality, Character, and Relationship to Others
Chapter 2—College Admissions Testing
SAT Prep
Preliminary SAT (PSAT)
The SAT and ACT Tests
Advanced Placement Tests
Chapter 3—What's Out There? Researching the Colleges
Research Questions
Keep Your Eyes—and Options—Open
Researching Campus Cultures
View Books, College Catalogs, and the Net
College Representatives Who VisitYour High School
Your High School Faculty
College Visits
Chapter 4—The College Visit
Scheduling the College Visit
How to See
Collecting the Data
Chapter 5—Communications: Personalize, Personalize, Personalize
Communicating the Academic Record and Balanced List to Parents
Communication Means Personalizing
What's the Dean Looking For?
Chapter 6—College Economics 101
Six College Money Principles
Last Word on Financial Aid
Chapter 7—Final List: Eight First Choices
Do You Want to Get In?
Eight First Choices: The Final Eight
One First Choice: Early Decision, Early Action
PART Ⅱ: Applying to College
Chapter 8—College Essay
Who Are You?
Writing the Essay
What Deans of Admissions Look For
A Reflection of You
Chapter 9—The Application
Organizing Applications
The Common Application
Number of Applications
Writing the Application
Short Answers Call for Creativity
Supplementary Materials
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Chapter 10—The Interview
Chapter 11—Late Decision(Wait Listed!)
Chapter 12—Transfers
PART Ⅲ A Word to the Wise Parents
Chapter 13—A Parenting Challenge
About the Author
APPENDICES
INDEX