Unlocking College Admissions: Your Step-By-Step Workbook For Finding The Right College And Getting In Paperback – April 6, 2025

Finally – a college admissions book your child or student might actually use!Clear. Straightforward. Easy to use. This step-by-step workbook takes the stress out of college admissions.It’s no secret that the college search and application process can be challenging for students and families alike. Unlocking College Admissions: Your Step-By-Step Workbook For Finding The Right College And Getting In was written by a former teacher and experienced college admissions consultant with one goal in mind: to help students thoughtfully consider their post-high school goals and successfully navigate the complex world of college admissions.This comprehensive workbook provides students with the guidance they need to find and apply to the colleges that are the best fit for them. It walks students through each important step in the process—how to build a strong high school resume, explore post-high school options, create effective college applications, and apply to their colleges of choice. The book also includes helpful and informative Resource Pages on all the essential aspects of the college admissions process, from financial aid and college essays to SAT/ACT preparation and much more. Plus, it features a College Planning Calendar to help keep students, parents and the professionals working with them on track.Workbook: The workbook section provides a comprehensive roadmap that walks students and families through every important step in the college search and application process. It explains how a student can work on their high school resume, including choosing appropriate classes, participating in extracurricular activities, taking SAT/ACT tests and earning honors, to give them the best possible chance of achieving their unique post-high school goals. It teaches students how to think about college and explore which options are best for them, whether it is a traditional four year college, a community college, a gap year or prestigious Ivy League university. And finally, it walks students through every step in the college application journey, from the significance of the different application deadlines, to how to write quality college essays, to obtaining letters of recommendation and much more.College Planning Calendar: The College Planning Calendar lays at all the most important, time sensitive aspects of the college search and application process in an easy-to-see format. Designed to be used like a calendar, you can check where you, your child or student should be in the process based in which point in their high school career they are currently in. An important executive functioning and organization tool, it includes all the most important things a student should be doing and thinking about to make sure they stay on track and don't get overwhelmed by the college search and application process.Resource Pages: The Resource Pages outline everything you need to know about searching for and applying to college and are written in a simple, easy-to-understand style. They summarize all the most important parts of the process and arm you with the knowledge you need to successfully navigate the complex work of college admissions, and includes sections on Types of Colleges, College Costs, College Search Resources, The PSAT, SAT and ACT, College Essays and much more. Want to know what "weighted" vs. "unweighted" GPA is, how to search for scholarships and get financial aid, or what the best resources to search for colleges are? All that information and much more is included in this section. Read more