Copyright © 2017 Anna Costaras and Gail Liss.
Published by Mango Publishing Group, a division of Mango Media Inc.
Cover Design: Roberto Nuñez
Layout Design: Elina Diaz
Mango is an active supporter of authors’ rights to free speech and artistic expression in their books. The purpose of copyright is to encourage authors to produce exceptional works that enrich our culture and our open society.
Uploading or distributing photos, scans or any content from this book without prior permission is theft of the authors’ intellectual property. Please honor the authors’ work as you would your own. Thank you in advance for respecting our authors’ rights.
For permission requests, please contact the publisher at:
Mango Publishing Group
2850 Douglas Road, 3rd Floor
Coral Gables, FL 33134 USA
For special orders, quantity sales, course adoptions and corporate sales, please email the publisher at [email protected]. For trade and wholesale sales, please contact Ingram Publisher Services at [email protected] or +1.800.509.4887.
The College Bound Organizer: The Ultimate Guide to Successful College Applications
Library of Congress Cataloging
ISBN: (print) 978-1-63353-673-9, (ebook) 978-1-63353-674-6
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017954715
BISAC category code : EDU015000 EDUCATION/Higher
Printed in the United States of America
Emmy, Jessica and Alix
and
James, Christopher and Michael
Thank you for leading us down this unexpected path.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED: FACT FINDING
Student’s Personal Information
CHAPTER 2: A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS: WHO ARE YOU?
Clubs & Extracurricular Activities
CHAPTER 3: TESTING A TO Z: TRACK YOUR SCORES
CHAPTER 4: RESEARCHING SCHOOLS: GETTING ACQUAINTED
CHAPTER 5: DEFINE YOUR CHOICES: YOU’RE READY TO APPLY!
CHAPTER 6: PAYING THE BILLS: SHOW ME THE MONEY!
CHAPTER 7: THE HOME STRETCH: YOU’RE ALMOST DONE!
Conversations With College Admissions Officers
Conversations About Financial Aid
Conversations With High School Professionals
FOREWORD
There are more than 2,200 four-year colleges in the United States, and trying to figure out which ones are likely to be good matches for you can seem like a daunting task. It’s easy to sympathize with the applicant to Haverford College some years ago, who was particularly stressed out at the end of his on-campus interview. On his way back to the waiting room he had to pass