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Informationen zum Autor Andrew Belasco, PhD, a graduate of Georgetown University and Harvard University, is CEO of College Transitions, an educational consulting firm, and the co-author of The Enlightened College Applicant: A New Approach to the Search and Admissions Process . His work has been published in the nation’s top higher education journals and featured in dozens of media outlets, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, Time, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and NPR. He lives in Doylestown, PA. Dave Bergman, EdD, is a co-founder of College Transitions and oversees the collegetransitions.com blog and dataverse, reaching an audience of more than twelve million readers annually. Dave is also the co-author of The Enlightened College Applicant: A New Approach to the Search and Admissions Process. He lives in Conshohocken, PA. Klappentext Deluged with messages that range from "It’s Ivy League or bust" to "It doesn’t matter where you go," college applicants and their families often find themselves lost, adrift in a sea of information overload. Finally—a worthy life preserver has arrived. The Enlightened College Applicant presents a no-nonsense account of how students should approach the college search and admissions process. Instead of providing recycled entrance statistics or anecdotal generalizations about campus life, authors Belasco and Bergman incorporate cutting-edge data and research to pull back the curtain on critical topics such as:Whether college prestige really matters, How to maximize your college admission prospectsWhich schools and degrees provide the best return on investmentHow to minimize the costs of a college educationWhat college-related skills are valued in the job market,and much more. Whether you are a valedictorian or a B/C student, this easy-to-read book will improve your college savvy and enable you to maximize the benefits of your higher education. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication Acknowledgements College Reframed: An Introduction Chapter 1: The Big Picture Chapter 2: College Reframed: What Really Matters in a College Chapter 3: Getting In: Admission Mythbusters Chapter 4: Getting In: Improving Your Odds Chapter 5: Getting In: Applying Chapter 6: Planning the Financial End Chapter 7: College Advice for the Career Minded: So You Want to Be a. Ten Key Takeaways & Conclusions Bibliography Appendix A About the Authors ...
