Winning the College Admission Game: Strategies for Parents; Strategies for Students
- ISBN-10
- 076892491X
- ISBN-13
- 9780768924916
- Category
- Study Aids / College Guides
- Pages
- 338
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-04
- Publisher
- Peterson's
- Authors
- Peterson's, Peter Van Buskirk
Description
Winning the College Admission Game: Strategies for Parents and Studentsis an innovative book that helps parents and students of all backgrounds develop a winning strategy for getting into and succeeding at the college of their choice. In a unique “flip-book” approach, this book presents parallel content to parents and students to unveil the mystique surrounding selective college admission and to create a blueprint for parent/child collaboration. By taking this unique approach of working collaboratively toward the shared goal of finding a good college “fit,” each parent will learn how best to help his or her child, while respecting that this important rite of passage belongs to the student.
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- 2010-01-12
- 200 pages
- Paperback
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