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College Admissions Books
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Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.27 — 4,510 ratings — published 2020
The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,673 ratings — published 2002
Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,107 ratings — published 2015
Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.14 — 408 ratings — published 2021
The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,521 ratings — published 2021
The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges -- and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.67 — 992 ratings — published 2006
Admission (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.42 — 8,356 ratings — published 2009
Acceptance: A Legendary Guidance Counselor Helps Seven Kids Find the Right Colleges—and Find Themselves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.93 — 433 ratings — published 2009
Looking Beyond the Ivy League: Finding the College That's Right for You (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.78 — 216 ratings — published 1990
This Is Not a Personal Statement (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.56 — 1,091 ratings — published 2023
Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.88 — 7,108 ratings — published 2014
Poison Ivy: How Elite Colleges Divide Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.13 — 167 ratings — published
The College Conversation: A Practical Companion for Parents to Guide Their Children Along the Path to Higher Education (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.03 — 113 ratings — published
The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,378 ratings — published 2019
The Truth about College Admission: A Family Guide to Getting In and Staying Together (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.31 — 179 ratings — published
We Regret to Inform You (Library Binding)
by (shelved 2 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.72 — 2,473 ratings — published 2018
Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps: Crafting a Winning Personal Statement (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.66 — 154 ratings — published
The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.86 — 3,538 ratings — published 2006
Early Decision: Based on a True Frenzy – A Satirical Coming-of-Age Novel About the Fight for Independence and the Privilege of Ivy League Dreams (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.27 — 1,940 ratings — published 2013
Right College, Right Price: The New System for Discovering the Best College Fit at the Best Price (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.81 — 32 ratings — published 2012
The Admissions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,389 ratings — published 2015
Are You Smart Enough? (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.43 — 51 ratings — published 2016
Fiske Guide to Colleges 2013 (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.10 — 382 ratings — published 1997
Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,090 ratings — published 2000
The College Hook: Packaging Yourself to Win the College Admissions Game (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.83 — 18 ratings — published 2007
Grown and Flown: How to Support Your Teen, Stay Close as a Family, and Raise Independent Adults (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.92 — 879 ratings — published 2019
One of the Boys (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.39 — 842 ratings — published 2025
No Place Left to Hide (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.56 — 25,818 ratings — published 2025
Audre & Bash Are Just Friends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.06 — 4,495 ratings — published 2025
The Right Call: A Game Changer Companion Novel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.34 — 85 ratings — published
Roll for Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.92 — 908 ratings — published 2025
This Song Is (Not) For You
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 2.48 — 6,955 ratings — published 2016
If We Were a Movie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,328 ratings — published 2025
When We Ride (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,491 ratings — published
A Catalog of Burnt Objects (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.86 — 255 ratings — published 2025
The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.92 — 141,216 ratings — published 2013
The Sins of the Father: Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He Founded (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.87 — 514 ratings — published 1996
Lucy, Uncensored (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.01 — 153 ratings — published 2024
The Admissions Game: The Official College Acceptance Playbook 2020-2021 Application Cycle (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
A Young Innovator's Guide to Planning for Success: Developing an Authentic Personal Narrative for Students, Educators, and Parents (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published
Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.25 — 4,008 ratings — published
The Sticky Note Manifesto of Aisha Agarwal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.97 — 678 ratings — published 2024
The Evidence Liberal Arts Needs: Lives of Consequence, Inquiry, and Accomplishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.19 — 21 ratings — published
College Admission Essentials: A Step-By-Step Guide to Showing Colleges Who You Are and What Matters to You (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.36 — 55 ratings — published
The Truth about College Admission Workbook: A Family Organizer for Your College Search (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.80 — 5 ratings — published
The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,063 ratings — published 2018
How to Negotiate Your Crappy Financial Aid and Merit Aid Offer: “Secrets” of How to Appeal a Lousy, Low-Ball, Final Offer from Your Tight-Fisted College in Today’s Turbulent Times (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.50 — 4 ratings — published
Never Pay Retail for College: How Smart Parents Find the Right School for the Right Price (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 3.99 — 87 ratings — published
Admission Matters: What Students and Parents Need to Know About Getting into College (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as college-admissions)
avg rating 4.40 — 10 ratings — published
“If you really want this acceptance, then you need to display that now. Acceptance into the college of your choice may happen, but it likely won’t happen from mediocrity or luck. Put in the time and effort, do the research, and constantly strive for excellence on a daily basis. This needs to be a fundamental aspect of your mindset as a student.”
― The College Admissions Blueprint: 9 Proven Steps from Application to Acceptance
― The College Admissions Blueprint: 9 Proven Steps from Application to Acceptance
“We fluff them and fold them and nudge them and enhance them and bind them and break them and embellish them beyond measure; then, as we drive them up to the college interviews that they’ve heard since birth are the gateway to the lives they were destined to lead based on nothing more than our own need for it to be true, we tell them, with a smile so tight it would crack nuts, “Just be yourself.”�”
― Elijah & the SAT: Reflections on a hairy old desert prophet and the benchmarking of our children's lives
― Elijah & the SAT: Reflections on a hairy old desert prophet and the benchmarking of our children's lives
