Tackling college admissions
Subtitle: sanity + strategy = success : just for parents
By: Cheryl Paradis and Faren R. Siminoff.
Contributors: Siminoff, Faren Rhea.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.; Distributed by National Book Network
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780742547834
Subjects: College student orientation -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Education -- Parent participation -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-224) and index.
Table of contents: title: How to use this book; title: Training for the race; title: Dispelling the three big college myths; title: The parent trap; title: Know the common challenges; title: Running the race; title: The dreaded countdown : colleges tasks from freshman through senior year; title: Let the tests begin : those standardized tests and beyond; title: Drawing up the college list : so many schools, so little time; title: Taking it on the road; title: Packaging for success : the college application and the "extras"; title: Personal considerations : issues we all think about but don't discuss; title: Crossing the finishing line : making the decision; title: Looking back-looking forward.