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FACT: Harvard rejects half of its applicants who have perfect SAT scores.
FACT: Stanford rejects half of its applicants who have perfect 4.0 GPAs.
LESSON: You don’t need to be perfect to get into a great college.
Getting into college has always been about showcasing your strengths while minimizing your weaknesses. Get Into Any College presents an easy to follow, step-by-step strategy to marketing yourself to any college. Written by admission experts Gen and Kelly Tanabe and combining the experience and insights from graduates of America’s top colleges, this book will help you:
Write an irresistible admission essay by describing your life in less words than are on the back of a cereal box. Plus, be inspired by 25 real essays that worked and a few that didn’t.
Create a compelling college application by including the “right” information that will knock the admission officers out of their chairs and beg you to accept their offer.
Ace the SAT and ACT tests by discovering the truth about how these tests are used and what strategies will actually increase your scores.
Master the college interview by getting a sneak peek at the actual interview questions.
Bonus chapters just for parents on how to help prepare your 9th–12th grader for college and gain a competitive edge by starting early.
Get Into Any College has helped thousands of students get into the colleges of their dreams!
List of contents
1. What Selective Colleges Really Want from Applicants
2. How to Pick the Perfect College for You
3. Create a Compelling Admission Application
4. How to Guarantee Excellent Evaluations
5. How to Write an Irresistible Essay
6. Recycle Your Essays When Applying to Many Colleges
7. Example Essays: The Good, Bad and Ugly
8. The Secrets to Crushing the Interview
9. Critical Final Steps before Submitting the Application
10. How to Ace the SAT and ACT
11. How to Win Free Cash for College
12. Admissions for Special Groups: Athletes, Transfer Students, International Students, Adult Students, Students With Disabilities and Home-schooled Students
13. Get Started Before Your Senior Year: For Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors
14. Get Your Child Ready for College: A Parents' Guide to Helping Without Hurting
15. Decide Which College to Enter
Appendix A: Resources
Appendix B: College Search Worksheet
Appendix C: Evaluation/Recommendation Worksheet
Appendix D: College Cost of Attendance Worksheet
Appendix E: Financial Aid Worksheet
Index
About the Authors
About the author
Gen Tanabe and Kelly Tanabe are the authors of 14 books including The Ultimate Guide to America's Best Colleges, The Ultimate Scholarship Book, and How to Write a Winning Scholarship Essay. They tour the country as speakers on college planning and live in Belmont, California.
Summary
Insider strategies from successful applicants on how to ace college applications, essays, interviews, and standardized tests
Foreword
National radio and TV interviews
Promotion targeting personal finance publications
Promotion on the authors' website (www.supercollege.com)
Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the authors' speaking engagements
Author tour to New York, NY; Buffalo, NY; Rochester, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Columbus, OH; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA
