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What Every Parent Needs to Know About College Admissions

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Mango Media
20 October 2021

Teenagers: advice for parents; Advice on education

The Truth About Career Planning and the College Search Process

""...the go-to guide for students to find the right path, at the right time, for the right tuition amount to lead to their best career outcome."" Anna Costaras and Gail LissThe College Bound Organizer

#1 New Release in Education Research

Society's guiding ""truths"" about higher education are now incorrect. InWhat Every Parent Needs to Know About College Admissions, Christie Barnes helps parents and students alike cut through the noise and find the best school, which might not always be the most prestigious or expensive one.

College planning re-examined.

All economic levels are getting vastly incorrect information for college and career planning, leading to anxiety-ridden youth and crippling student debt. Less affluent students are being led to more expensive options and high achievers feel compelled to apply for college at the most prestigious institutions. But, whether it's a state school, safety school, or public schoolthere are other options beside an overpriced private school. It could be, but it might not be.

A guidance counselor for parents.

Learn that it's not just about the ""right"" college, it's about the ""right fit"" college. Using statistics, experts, and multi-factor analysis to clarify what should and should not be a worry in college planning, Barnes helps parents identify better, and often overlooked, options. In this guide, she dissects the top ten parental worries about how to get into college, including college applications, college admissions, college requirements, and college acceptance.

Inside find:

The first comprehensive individualized career and academic planning guide available to parents and teens Details on new innovative programs endorsed by schools, colleges, and HR departments A bonus ""Academic Planning Guide""

If you enjoyed books likeLaunch,Prepared, orWhere You Go Is Not Who You'll Be, you'll loveWhat Every Parent Needs to Know About College Admissions.

By: Christie Barnes
Imprint: Mango Media
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781642503159
ISBN 10: 1642503150
Pages: 370
Publication Date: 20 October 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christie Barnes is a writer, animation director (Hallmark, ABC, NBC), and mother. She is a graduate of Mt Holyoke College, and has an MA with honors from City University London. She is the author of the Paranoid Parents Guide series.