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| What Colleges Don't Tell You (And Other Parents Don't Want You to Know): 272 Secrets for Getting Your Kid into the Top Schools |  | Author: Elizabeth Wissner-Gross
Publisher: Plume
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 402,334
Media: Paperback
Pages: 336
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0452288541
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.1610973
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Publication Date: July 31, 2007
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A sought-after packager of high school students shares 272 secrets to help parents get their kids into the top schools
Targeting the savvy parents of todays college-bound teenagers who seek to gain a proven edge in the college admissions process, this book reveals 272 little-known secrets to help parents get their kids into the school of their dreams.
Did you know?
A childs guidance counselor can help reverse a deferral.
A parent can help get a child off a waiting list.
There is a way for students to back out of Early Decision once theyve been accepted.
Based on the controversial insider information Elizabeth Wissner-Gross has gleaned from working as a highly successful packager of high school students and from interviews with heads of admission at the nations top colleges, this book empowers parents by decoding the admissions process.
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 This book helped me get into the Ivy League! May 4, 2008
Taryn Wells (Ohio)
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
I know this book is written for the parents, but, as a student, I found this book to be EXTREMELY helpful. I'll tell you the difference right off the bat: as a high school senior, I applied to renowned universities like Johns Hopkins, Tufts, and Boston College, and was not admitted to any of them. I was forced to go to the one public school I applied to and was very bitter about it. The first year at my public college, I tried to transfer to Johns Hopkins, hoping that my previous wait-listed status meant I would make a terrific transfer student. I was rejected once again... Then I bought this book the following year, and I was able to get into every college I applied to after that, including Cornell. I went from being turned down by second-tier schools to getting accepted into the Ivy League.. all from taking advice from this book.
Other reviewers complain about the cut-throat and perhaps manipulative approach this book wants parents to take, but I didn't read this book as a parent. The tips I focused on instead were the ones about the application process itself. I do believe that parents should encourage their kids to take part in extracurriculars in which the child both enjoys and stand outs, but someone that deserves to go a good school should be able to handle their own homework deadlines and applications. The book instead should be taken as guidance for things like writing a non-blasé application essay, getting good recommendations, what to do on college interviews, and how to show an admissions committee that a student's qualities and passions are essential for their university.
Highly Insightful and Fun! August 3, 2009
M. Szele (somewhere USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
High school college counselors are there to help the entire senior class, not just your child. Their job is to get everyone accepted into a college, not necessarily to seek out the best option for your child. College information sessions and campus tours are designed to inform the mass public. During these visits, specific information sought by applicants is not answered, nor are group sessions the right time to ask personal questions, often leaving applicants and their families wondering....guessing....or being misinformed. This book answers questions we all have, but cannot ask or did not know to ask on our college visits. It covers topics high school counselors do not cover and topics colleges are simply not at liberty to discuss.
The book is not the Bible; it is not meant to be taken literally and I do not think the author intended it to be taken literally. However, her views are not off track, she presents the hard core reality of college admissions with a bit of refreshing humor. Her suggestions are especially helpful to parents, most of whom are college graduates from 30+ years ago when the application/ admissions process was far less complicated and far less competitive. Having been thru the college admissions experience, I can confirm that most of what the author states and suggests in this book is true. I wish I had read Wissner-Gross's book on "What Colleges Don't Tell You" before our children reached their high school years. I wish I had not let myself believe that high school counselors would thoroughly guide us thru the college admissions process, always looking out for our children's best interests. Do your children a huge favor- READ THIS BOOK and use from it whatever can help your child the most.
Like Having a Personal College Advisor! August 4, 2007
LI Reader
10 out of 15 found this review helpful
This book was released as my daughter was entering 12th grade...I wish Eliabeth Wissner-Gross had written it sooner! In "secret" #14, she discusses some academic competitions and programs which are highly regarded by colleges and are less well-known than Intel and Westinghouse. We had never heard about them, even though we're in a highly academic school district and this is my second child to pass through it! Her unique perspective on how to approach and prepare for standardized testing is detailed, extremely informative and may actually improve your relationship with your college-bound kid! Every section of this book provided valuable information that made us feel like we had a personal college advisor!
This book is a must have! August 18, 2006
Timothy M. Sullivan (Brookline, MA USA)
19 out of 29 found this review helpful
Another reviewer here has clearly misread the book by suggesting that the author's advice will hurt parent-child relationships. Quite to the contrary! The author encourages "team effort" so that parents and their children work together through the thorny and often difficult world of high school projects, competitions and college applications.
Over the years, I have read many "insider" guidebooks about gaining admission to the nation's most competitive colleges and universities. I have even used some of their techniques. NONE were as helpful or insightful as "What Colleges Don't Tell You." Whether you or your child are just setting out to plan for college or have entered the admissions game late, there is substantive counsel here that will specifically address your needs. In her lucid text, the author demystifies the college admission process and offers the reader the wealth of her experience as a sought-after educational strategist, the kind that only the privileged few are able to afford. She has distilled for the reader decades of hard-acquired skill into bite-sized secrets that will help you to package your child for college admission. Unlike other well-known books on the subject, the author's advice is brilliantly practical, very compelling and not one bit risky. What especially distinguishes this book from others is the sense of empowerment that the reader gains after browsing even a few pages. Written with the parent in mind, the book hands to mothers and fathers all the tools of the tony strategist without the high price tag.
This is a book that is not to be missed. It should be required reading of all parents, the sooner the better!
An Essential Resource For Students and Parents! August 4, 2007
Lynn (New York)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
The most insightful, thorough resource available on college admissions! In an extremely competitive college admissions market, the author helps you to gain realistic perspective on your (or your child's) application credentials. She then gives you the tools to craft an honest, effective application which presents those credentials in the most positive light! Wissner-Gross provides keen insight on interviewing, teacher recommendations, essay writing and so much more!
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