Admission Matters: What Students And Parents Need To Know About Getting Into College, 4Th Edition

The fourth edition of Admission Matters will be the most current book on the rapidly changing college admissions process--with every chapter updated--explaining what has changed, where to apply, how to craft a strong application package (including the personal statement), what colleges look for, how financial aid works, new developments in standardized testing, implications of changes in early decision programs, and more--a must read for stressed-out parents and their college-bound teens. Special attention is being paid to how to seek financial aid during a down economy when loan money is tight.

Admission Matters addresses the entire spectrum of applicants, from those who attend well-funded public and private schools with excellent college guidance programs, to students who attend schools that provide very limited help. Guidance for homeschooled students is also included in the revised edition. This book will help all students who want to pursue a four-year college degree--those seeking admission to selective colleges, and well as those seeking admission to less competitive colleges. It gives students who lack ready access to information the leg up they need to be competitive, and offers insight and valuable perspectives to even the most well-prepared families. Admission Matters offers sensible advice and real data to counter the daunting new stories and hype about getting into college.

Sally P. Springer, PhD, is associate chancellor emerita at the University of California, Davis, and a psychologist with more than 30 years of experience in higher education as a professor and administrator. She has taken the college admissions journey twice with her children.

Jon Reider, PhD, is director of college counseling at San Francisco University High School, an independent 9?12 high school. For 15 years he served as an admissions officer and taught humanities at Stanford University.

Joyce Vining Morgan, PhD, is a certified educational planner specializing in college admissions with an online individualized practice. She has over 20 years of experience in college admissions counseling.