What High Schools Don't Tell You (And Other Parents Don't Want You toKnow): Create a Long-Term Plan for Your 7th to 10th Grader for Getting into the Top Colleges
Wissner-Gross, author of What Colleges Don't Tell You (2006), follows up with a book aimed at the grade-school years, well before the college search starts. She draws on interviews with teachers, college admissions officers, and parents of nationally recognized high-school students to offer practical advice on how parents can begin in the eighth grade to prepare their children for a high-school career that will lead to admission into the best colleges. Part 1 focuses on the college admissions process and urges parents and students to develop a game plan, including making strategic use of summers and designing strong four-year academic programs to boost the chances of admission into the most desirable colleges and universities. Part 2 focuses on the best opportunities for children in a variety of areas, including math, science, the arts, the humanities, journalism, business, and government. Wissner-Gross offers more than 300 suggestions to best position students for college admissions. A detailed appendix offers possible paths based on a child's area of interest or passion. Parents will find this an enormously helpful resource. Bush, Vanessa--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.