The Bound-for-College Guidebook

A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding and Applying to Colleges

By (author) Frank Burtnett

Not available to order

Publication date:

12 September 2013

Length of book:

194 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

ISBN-13: 9781475801903

The Bound-for-College Guidebook, now in its second edition, addresses the high school to college transition from A to Z. The guidebook provides students and parents with the information and tools they need for effective exploration, decision-making and application for admission and financial aid. The student exercises offered throughout the book help the student create a personal college guidance portfolio and the dozens of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) address everything a student wants to ask and a few he/she didn’t think to ask. It is “must” reading before and throughout the high school-to-college navigation process. The Bound-for-College Guidebook is the perfect study guide for counselors and educators to use in conducting workshops or classes on the school-to-college transition.

List of Student Exercises
Introduction
1 How Colleges Admit Students: Anatomy of an
Admission Decision
2 College Exploration: Getting Off on the Right Foot
3 A Calendar of Exploration, Decision-Making, and
Application Tasks
4 The First Step: Taking a Look at You
5 Mounting a Search: Getting Answers to Your College Questions
6 High School Course Selection: Relevance to College Admission
7 Learning about College Options: Getting the Best Information
8 Using the Internet to Explore and Apply to Colleges
9 Making the Most of the College Fair Experience
10 Campus Visits: Getting Ready to Go
11 Campus Visits: Being There and Afterward
12 Admission Plans: Modes of Admission Access
13 Degree of Difficulty: Understanding the
Admission Competition
14 Admission Tests: How they are Used and Strategies for Preparation
15 Admission Essays: Putting Forth Your Best Effort
16 Narrowing Options: Deciding Where to Apply
17 The College Application: Making It Work for You
18 Understanding College Costs
19 Types and Sources of Student Financial Aid
20 Making Financial Aid Forms Work for You
21 After the Application: What Happens Next?
22 Off to College: Getting Ready for Your Freshman Year
23 Parents and the High School-to-College Transition
24 Educational Success: How Counselors Can Help You
25 School to College: Counselors as Your Allies
26 Learning from the Experts: Reflections of Veteran Deans and Directors of Admission
27 Some Closing Words about Expectations

About the Author

A great road map for students considering the transition to college. Each chapter includes a list of frequently asked questions as well as personal exercises to work through, such as creating a checklist for a college visit or analyzing the admissions goals of a particular school. This title should be in every high school library and guidance office.