From Here to Freshman Year: College Admissions Strategies for All Four Years of High School

by Kaplan Test Prep

Revised and updated for today's high school students, From Here to Freshman Year is a comprehensive, easy-to-use guide that helps parents and students prepare for college from the first day of high school through to graduation day. The essential pocket guide to making the most of high school, updated for today’s ninth through 12th-graders Is it too early to start applying for college scholarships in ninth grade? Do I need to take AP classes? How important are extra curricular activities when I apply to college? These questions and many more are answered in this revised edition of Kaplan’s popular From Here to Freshman Year . This easy-to-use guide provides up-to-date information for ninth, 10th-, 11th-, and 12th-graders to prepare them for college. Filled with tons of tips and time lines for all four years of high school, it also provides information for parents and students on time management, stress reduction, and problem solving. Conveniently portable, From Here to Freshman Year takes parents and students through high school with the ease of knowing that they took the right steps to prepare for college each year. Must-know topics the application process; campus visits; working with your guidance counselor; taking important tests like the PSAT, SAT, ACT, and AP exams; letters of recommendation; purchasing the right computer, and more.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

176 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2010

Reviews

[Natalia · Rating 3 out of 5]

As for depth of information, this book is nothing spectacular. However, it could be a good one to give your college bound teenager as a reference guide. The format is quite compact and easy to handle. This book will provide enough information to a prospective college student to give him idea what it takes to get admitted but will not likely to overwhelm him. I hope there will be an update to a currently latest 3rd edition of 2013 by the time my kids will be looking to be admitted.

I checked for updated version in 2020 and none is available. Will pass on getting this one for my home library as it seems pretty outdated.

[Lindsey Hazlett · Rating 4 out of 5]

This little book was extremely helpful, and provided a lot of good resources. The only downside was that it was in need of an update. For example, an entire section was dedicated to deciding on whether or not to get a cell phone or dorm room landline. Times have changed a little since the publishing date. otherwise, a good resource.