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Mitchell, Joyce Slayton.

8 first choices : an expert's strategies for getting into college / Joyce Slayton Mitchell.

Second edition.

Belmont, CA : SuperCollege, [2014]

xxvi, 176 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

"This handbook offers general guidance to help students do a self-assessment and select the top eight colleges that are the strongest fit for them. Establishing readers as anthropologists, students will learn to observe 20 campus cultures, assess each one, and research their options in American higher education"-- Provided by publisher.

College choice -- United States.

Universities and colleges -- United States -- Admission.

Eight first choices

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-172).

Introduction -- Part I: Developing Your College List -- Self-Assessment -- College Admissions Testing -- What's Out There? Researching the Colleges -- The College Visit -- Communications: Personalize, Personalize, Personalize -- College Economics 101 -- Final List: Eight First Choices -- Part II: Applying to College -- College Essay -- The Application -- The Interview -- Late Decision (Wait Listed!) -- Transfers -- Part III: A Word to the Wise Parents -- A Parenting Challenge -- Appendix A: College Admissions Talk -- Appendix B: Annotated Resources -- Appendix C: Top 101 American Colleges.

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