Finding the Right Colleges for You: Excerpt and Review

College-bound high school students devote countless hours to building “their lists,” the dozen or so schools to which they will ultimately apply. To get to their magic number, teenagers research and visit schools while, simultaneously, they look inward to see where their credentials and interests are most likely to match college requirements.

There is nothing easy or simple about either of these two tasks.

Hélène Tragos Stelian, author, mentor, and mom of twin high school seniors, has written...