The University Bound Organizer: The Ultimate Guide to Successful Applications to American Universities (University Admission Advice, Application Guide, College Planning Book)

by Anna Costaras, Gail Liss, Edward B. Fiske (Foreword by)

Overview

This is Your #1 Go-To Guide To Get You Through the American UniversityAdmissions Process

#1 New Release in College Guides

Universityadmissions in the USA is becoming tougher than ever. Nearly three million students are expected to enroll as first-time freshmen in colleges and universities in the United States this school year. How can you prepare, get organized, and stay focused throughout the search and admission process?

Applying to college can be intimidating and overwhelming for both teens and parents. The process is a maze of standardized tests, school research, university fairs, applications, interviews, CVs, essays, and deadlines. This university planner will guide you easily through each stage of the process, from recruiting letters of recommendation to applying for financial aid. This organizer has all the tips to help you submit your best application.

This Universityorganizer helps students understand what USA admission officers are looking for in an applicant and help students of all backgrounds learn to prevent common mistakes that are made on applications. Learn more about the American admission process this UniversityBound Organizer, especially about:

• Building a personal profile
• Researching universities to identify schools that are a good fit
• Securing letters of recommendation
• Developing your university application essay
• Apply for financial aid and scholarships
• Sort and manage application results
• How to make a final decision

If you have read Teens’ Guide to College & Career Planning, College Admission: From Application to Acceptance, Step by Step; or Fiske Guide to Colleges 2021; you’ll find The UniversityBound Organizer to be your most valuable resource for planning and securing your future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642501087
Publisher:	Mango Media
Publication date:	09/15/2019
Pages:	206
Sales rank:	774,759
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Both authors are top college admission experts who lead workshops and seminars for parents and students.

Anna Costaras holds a BS and MBA from New York UniversityStern School of Business. She is the founder of a college-bound mentoring program for underserved students from her community. Anna is actively involved with Adventures in Learning, an educational enrichment program for children in need of after-school support and as a volunteer and college mentor. She is a veteran of the college application process, having guided her three children on their paths—graduate and undergraduate—to Cornell University, Wake Forest Universityand New York University.

Gail Liss earned a MBA from New York UniversityStern School of Business, studied at The London School of Economics and holds a BA from the University of Rochester. Gail serves on the Advisory Board of Young Women’s Leadership Network, which supports The Young Women’s Leadership Schools and College Bound Initiative. Gail has extensive experience with the college application process and has served as a coach and advisor. She has also counseled her three children: two graduates of Brown Universityand one graduate of Wesleyan University.

In 1980, when he was education editor of the New York Times, Edward B. Fiske sensed that college-bound students and their families needed better information on which to base their educational choices. Thus was born the Fiske Guide to Colleges, which is now the #1 bestselling college guide. In addition to the Fiske Guide to Colleges, Fiske is the author of Fiske Guide to Getting Into the Right College, Fiske Nailing the New SAT, Fiske Real College Essays That Work, Fiske WordPower, Fiske Countdown to College, and several other books that help you find and get accepted to colleges that match you. A graduate of Wesleyan University, Fiske did graduate work at Columbia Universityand assorted other bastions of higher learning. He left the Times in 1991 to pursue a variety of educational and journalistic interests, including a book on school reform, Smart Schools, Smart Kids. When not visiting colleges, he can be found playing tennis, sailing, or doing research on the educational problems of South Africa and other third world countries for UNESCO and other international organizations. Fiske lives in Durham, North Carolina, near the campus of Duke University, where his wife, Helen Ladd, is a member of the faculty. They are coauthors of When Schools Compete: A Cautionary Tale, Elusive Equity: Education Reform in Post-Apartheid South Africa, and Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy.

Table of Contents

Foreword 07

Introduction 09

Chapter 11 Getting Started: Fact Finding 11

Student's Personal Information 14

Family Education Information 16

Secondary School Information 17

Chapter 2 A Snapshot of Your Secondary School Years: Who are You? 19

Clubs & Extracurricular Activities 21

Sports 31

Community Service 35

Awards 39

Competitions 40

Work Experience 44

Summer Experiences 45

Letters of Recommendation 49

Chapter 31 Testing A to Z: Track Your Scores 51

Standardized Test Schedule 58

Test Prep Resources 59

Standardized Test Scores 60

Chapter 4 Researching Schools: Getting Acquainted 65

School Search 79

Meetings and Interviews 104

Correspondence Journal 116

Chapter 5 Define Your Choices: You're Ready to Apply! 127

Application Checklist 138

Chapter 6 Paying the Bills: Finding the Funds 141

Financial Aid Worksheet 148

Scholarship Log 150

Chapter 7 The Home Stretch: You're Almost Done! 153

Am I In? 161

Should I/Shouldn't I? 162

Chapter 8 The Interviews 165

Conversations With College Admissions Officers 165

Conversations With Secondary School Professionals 191

Resources 201

Acknowledgments 203

About the Authors 205