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Achieve the College Dream
You Don't Need to Be Rich to Attend a Top School
- 182 pages
- English
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About this book
Students with few resources rarely apply to top colleges. Even when they have the academic and extracurricular merits to be admitted to institutions like Harvard, Yale and Princeton, these students usually opt for less selective universities. Many ignore that top colleges are actively seeking outstanding candidates regardless of their economic background. What's more, a great number of colleges offers generous financial aid to make sure every student can afford to attend.
This book is the definitive resource to help high-achieving, low-income students access the best possible college. The author draws from her extensive experience in education to provide advice on important aspects of the path to college such as pursuing a strong high school curriculum, preparing for standardized exams, complementing learning at school, developing leadership, and finding expert help and role models—all through affordable strategies. In the book, the author also guides students through the college application and selection processes, as well as the steps to obtain enough financial aid.
From the very first page, the author sheds light on her own journey to college through deeply personal vignettes, demonstrating by example that students with few resources can reach and succeed at the top universities in the United States.
This book is the definitive resource to help high-achieving, low-income students access the best possible college. The author draws from her extensive experience in education to provide advice on important aspects of the path to college such as pursuing a strong high school curriculum, preparing for standardized exams, complementing learning at school, developing leadership, and finding expert help and role models—all through affordable strategies. In the book, the author also guides students through the college application and selection processes, as well as the steps to obtain enough financial aid.
From the very first page, the author sheds light on her own journey to college through deeply personal vignettes, demonstrating by example that students with few resources can reach and succeed at the top universities in the United States.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 A College Education
- 2 Selective Colleges
- 3 The Meaning of High Achievement
- 4 Meeting the Academic Admission Requirements at No Cost
- 5 How to Succeed in Extracurriculars without Spending Money
- 6 Finding Accessible College Counselors
- 7 How to Choose Target Colleges in Three Steps
- 8 Applying for College Admission
- 9 Securing Financial Aid to Pay for College
- 10 Accepting an Offer
- Appendix
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Author