ISBN-13: 978-1-61760-075-3
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Orr, Tamra.
America's best colleges for B students : a college guide for students without straight A's / by Tamra B. Orr. -- Sixth edition.
pages cm
ISBN 978-1-61760-075-3 (alk. paper)
1. College choice--United States--Directories. 2. Universities and colleges--United States--Directories. I. Title.
LB2350.5.O77 2015
378.73--dc23
2015005903
To my kids who brighten my life, my husband who enriches my life and my parents who gave me life.
CONTENTS
SECTION ONECHOOSING—How to Choose the Right College for You
CHAPTER ONE: Where to Find Colleges That Welcome B Students
We Really Do Want You (Or, Why Colleges Love B Students…)
Don't Overlook Community College
A College Whose Door Is Always Open
Where to Find Out More about Colleges
Visit Colleges Sooner Rather than Later
Don't Get Caught Up in the Frenzy
CHAPTER TWO: It's Never Too Late: Take the Necessary Steps to Make a Change for the Better Right Now
(2) Reorganize your priority list.
(4) Start on that college essay NOW.
(5) Get to know your guidance counselor.
(6) Shed the fluff and take advanced placement, honors or college prep courses.
(7) Get passionately involved in your community.
(8) Get a coach, tutor, mentor and/or study buddy.
The Top Five Facts about Learning Disabilities
(9) Make sure you aren't working “around” an undiagnosed learning disability.
(10) Take classes at your local junior college.
CHAPTER THREE: GPAs, SATs and ACTs, Oh My!
Tips for Getting a Higher Score
Taking the Credit; Taking the Blame
How Will My SAT Essay Be Graded?
Include a Resume to Highlight What You Have Accomplished
CHAPTER FOUR: Winning in Writing: The All-Important College Essay