Books That Can Help You With The College Application Process
Posted on November 17, 2010 | Filed Under Articles
By: Debra Johnson
Junior year or senior year is staring you in the face. Courses, proms, class trips all await. But so does the task of getting into college. You have already decided that you want to go to college. You also know that you could use some guidance as to how to get through all the steps of applying. Here are books that can help you understand the layers within and the completing of the college application process that is required before the college acceptances start coming in your mail.
Acing the College Application: How to Maximize Your Chances for Admission to the College of Your Choice
Author Michele Hernandez gives an insider’s approach as to how a student gets into high profile schools. (She used to be an admissions counselor for Darmouth College, an ivy league college in New Hampshire.) Her book is filled with details about how to complete the Common Application, which students can use to apply to dozens of colleges simultaneously.
Applying to College for Students With ADD or LD: A Guide to Keep You (And Your Parents) Sane, Satisfied, and Organized Through the Admission Process
Literally hot off the presses, this book is scheduled for release this month. This book will be perfectly timed to help you if want to go to college, yet you know that you are a student with learning challenges such as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Learning Disabilities (LD).
Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps: Crafting a Winning Personal Statement
Here, Gelb supplies topics and creative writing techniques to help you craft an essay that will catch the attention of college admissions staff.
The College App Map: A Start-to-Finish Workbook for Mastering the Admissions Process (College Admissions Guides)
This is not just a book but it is also a workbook! Too, its journal-styled layout gives you space for writing items down and quizzes that will help you stay on task as you go through the college application process.
The Hidden Ivies, 2nd Edition: 50 Top Collegesfrom Amherst to Williams That Rival the Ivy League
Authors Howard and Matthew W. Greene also write about the college application process. Yet, their book includes surveys and interviews with students. This can lead you to get a better feel of the personal experiences one has when applying for college.
Four-Year Colleges – 2010: More Than 2,500 Colleges in the United States, Canada, and Abroad (Peterson’s Four Year Colleges)
The Peterson’s Four-Year Colleges Guide, 1,992 pages, is a comprehensive directory that give admissions requirement information on 2,500 accredited institutions of higher learning.
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Entering the Real World After College
Posted on November 10, 2010 | Filed Under Articles
By: Debra Johnson
Midterms, finals, cafeteria food, and semester breaks are all components of college life. Having late night pizza or Walmart runs bring to mind the most pleasant memories. All of these components of your life are about to end or have just ended. Coming up are the days when you must enter the “real world of work and responsibility”as your parents, neighbors, and maybe even the professors have told you. Preferably you have contemplated in the months prior to graduation what you’d like to do once college is over. If you have not, then you need to make these decisions as quickly and as efficiently as possible.
Where will you live?
Presumably you can return home with your parents. Communicate with your parents to find out if this is so. If your relationship is good, then most likely they will allow you to return home. You will most likely appreciate being able to return home as you probably realize by now that you are expected to provide for your own needs. (Plus you figured out that bills are real; they come in your name and not your parents.) If you can not live with your parents, scout out another family member with whom you can reside. Other options would be to rent a room or share an apartment.
How soon can you secure a job?
Luck or blessings will be on your side if you have been able to secure a job before college ends. Most college graduates sigh relief when they can go to work shortly after college ends. The paycheck gives them an opportunity to live on their own if necessary, build cash in their bank accounts, and pay off student loan debt. If you finish college and find yourself jobless, obviously you will be scouring the internet, perusing newspaper ads and attending job fairs. Too, you will be on the alert and asking friends and family about any job leads that would be suitable for you. Try becoming a member of less traditional community service organizations such as the Peace Corp or City Year. Remember as well, to consider volunteering, which can be an avenue for you to get into many organizations.
In short, solving the problems of where you will live and work are key to transitioning into the real world. True, the transition from college to the real world may be a little hair-raising at first. Nevertheless if you keep calm and remain focused on the tasks that need to be accomplished, you will easily find yourself in a manageable and hopefully pleasant routine in the real world.
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