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In! College Admissions and Beyond: The Experts' Proven Strategy for Success
Two expert college admissions consultants—a mother-daughter team—share their step-by-step, proven strategy for creating an application that stands out and gets you IN!
Lillian Luterman and Jennifer Bloom have been helping high school students get into choice schools for more than twenty years. For each student, their method is based on a simple concept: �be alike but spike.” Ironically, it’s often the �well-rounded student,” an ideal many applicants strive for, who gets rejected. This book shows students how to create an individual distinction by identifying a passion and �layering” it—showcasing their interest in many different ways. While guiding students through every step in the application process, this book is enlivened with instructive case studies, charts and checklists, sidebars for parents, and New Yorker cartoons.
And unlike most books about �getting in,” In!’s lessons do not end at college acceptance. Luterman and Bloom present the admissions process as an opportunity for students to mature, expand their horizons, and discover what makes them tick. This book gets students in, and gives them the tools and confidence they will need for future success.
�Be Alike”—How to optimize your GPA, standardized tests, extracurricular activities, and more.
�Spike”—How to develop a unique area of distinction that makes you stand out from your peers.
How to create a winning college application—including personal essays, activity chart, letters of recommendation, and more.
How to choose the right college for YOU, and how to prepare to attend, and afford, your top-choice school.
Lillian Luterman and Jennifer Bloom have been helping high school students get into choice schools for more than twenty years. For each student, their method is based on a simple concept: �be alike but spike.” Ironically, it’s often the �well-rounded student,” an ideal many applicants strive for, who gets rejected. This book shows students how to create an individual distinction by identifying a passion and �layering” it—showcasing their interest in many different ways. While guiding students through every step in the application process, this book is enlivened with instructive case studies, charts and checklists, sidebars for parents, and New Yorker cartoons.
And unlike most books about �getting in,” In!’s lessons do not end at college acceptance. Luterman and Bloom present the admissions process as an opportunity for students to mature, expand their horizons, and discover what makes them tick. This book gets students in, and gives them the tools and confidence they will need for future success.
�Be Alike”—How to optimize your GPA, standardized tests, extracurricular activities, and more.
�Spike”—How to develop a unique area of distinction that makes you stand out from your peers.
How to create a winning college application—including personal essays, activity chart, letters of recommendation, and more.
How to choose the right college for YOU, and how to prepare to attend, and afford, your top-choice school.
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256 pages, Hardcover
First published May 3, 2011
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April 24, 2011
Very nice resource for parents and upper class HS students.
July 12, 2013
I won this book through Goodreads First Reads. Thanks to Iris for listing this giveaway.
I entered this giveaway to give this book to my younger sister who is almost finished with high school. Before I gave it to her I read through it and it has a lot of good information and good tips. It's a little hard for me to judge this book though since I have already gone to college and did the application process awhile ago. I did find it very informative though and am excited to see how my sister uses the information presented in this book.
I entered this giveaway to give this book to my younger sister who is almost finished with high school. Before I gave it to her I read through it and it has a lot of good information and good tips. It's a little hard for me to judge this book though since I have already gone to college and did the application process awhile ago. I did find it very informative though and am excited to see how my sister uses the information presented in this book.
October 4, 2011
This is a great book, very informational. I am a college student at 37 just finishing my AA and moving on to my BA. It gave me some helpful tips on what I need to do to stay motivated. I am also allowing my niece to read this book because she is a senior in High school, and getting ready for college. Great Book...
October 5, 2011
What a fun book for high school kids! I am passing it along to the early college teacher at my high school so that she can share it with the students in her class. This is well written and easy to understand (a rarity in these types of books!).
***I received this from GoodReads First Reads***
***I received this from GoodReads First Reads***
February 7, 2012
Great book that details all the things your child should have been doing since their freshman year to ensure that they can get into the college of their choice. Very helpful information. I plan to have my freshman and junior read it also.
October 13, 2011
This is a great book for high school students or even anybody heading to college and need some tips. Very informative and perfect guide for starting college!
March 27, 2015
The most informational college admissions book that holds all the strategies you need to have in order to go to your dream school.
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