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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 208 pages, height x width x depth: 226x154x14 mm, weight: 337 g, index, bibliography, tables
  • Izdošanas datums: 30-Mar-2009
  • Izdevniecība: Facts On File Inc
  • ISBN-10: 0816073783
  • ISBN-13: 9780816073788
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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 208 pages, height x width x depth: 226x154x14 mm, weight: 337 g, index, bibliography, tables
  • Izdošanas datums: 30-Mar-2009
  • Izdevniecība: Facts On File Inc
  • ISBN-10: 0816073783
  • ISBN-13: 9780816073788
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An accessible, all-in-one resource guides students with everything from choosing a college and undergoing the application process to uncovering the financial resources to pay tuition and expenses and adjusting to the academic and personal challenges that first-year students face. Simultaneous.

Offers advice on choosing a college, undergoing the application process, uncovering the financial resources to pay tuition and expenses, and adjusting to the academic and personal challenges that first-year students face.

An essential resource for college preparation.

The ideal guide for students looking for the best college to suit their needs, Preparing for College helps them evaluate their strengths, interests, and goals in order to find the right educational fit. This accessible, all-in-one resource guides students with everything from choosing a college and undergoing the application process to uncovering the financial resources to pay tuition and expenses and adjusting to the academic and personal challenges that first-year students face. The authors use their decades of college experience—both as students and as professors—to offer illuminating and reassuring advice to prospective college students and their families. With an emphasis on successfully navigating the high-pressure college application process and dealing with the stress of balancing college and family life, Preparing for College explores practical techniques to help students identify and concentrate on their most important considerations.

A handy "Appendix of Online Sources for College Planning" provides links to up-to-the-minute information on the many facets of college planning as well as listings of the organizations mentioned throughout this comprehensive book.

Topics covered include:

  • Choosing a school that best fits a student’s strengths and needs
  • Avoiding common mistakes when choosing a college
  • College applications, essays, and interviews
  • Taking PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, and ACT exams
  • Applying for financial aid
  • Choosing a major
  • Adjusting to campus life
  • Preparing for academic success at college
  • Staying healthy and safe at college.
Foreword: Choosing a College: It's All About Fit ix
Preface xi
1 Getting Ready for College
1
Challenges for Today's Students
2
Big Decisions
3
Advice for Parents
3
Advice for Students
4
2 Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
11
Overemphasis on Cost
12
Overemphasis on Prestige
12
Overemphasis on the "Glitz"
14
Perfectionism
14
Starting Late
15
Failure to Plan a Visit
16
Underemphasizing Quality of Teaching and Learning
16
Underestimating Your Potential
16
Parental Domination
17
Excessive Peer Influence
18
Common Misconceptions About College
18
3 Handling the Cost of College
23
The Cost: Public Versus Private
23
Four or Five Years to Graduate?
24
Earnings in the Fifth Year
25
Strategies to Reduce Costs
27
Financial Aid
29
Sources of Aid: Grants and Scholarships
30
ROTC Scholarships and Veterans Benefits
35
Tax Credits
35
Loans
36
Work
39
Savings
39
Steps in Applying for Aid
43
Comparing Financial Aid Packages
44
4 Picking a Major and Planning a Career
51
Difficulties in Selecting a Career
52
Sources of Assistance
53
A Tentative Major
53
Career Choice and Major
54
Changing Majors
55
The Value of a Liberal Arts Education
56
Dos and Don'ts for Family
57
Career Counselors
59
High School Counselors
59
Private Professional Counselors
60
College Counselors
61
Predicting the Future
61
5 The Right College, Not the Best College
63
The Steak or the Sizzle
63
Universities Versus Colleges
64
College Demands and Expectations
65
Competitive or Cooperative Atmosphere
65
Undergraduate Teaching Quality
66
The College Curriculum
67
Educational and Social Considerations
67
Community Colleges and Distance Learning
73
Crime on Campus
74
Narrowing Your Choice
75
The College Visit
76
When the Right College Turns Out to Be Wrong
79
6 How to Get Accepted and More
81
The Application Process
82
The Application
83
Personal Statement
84
Letters of Recommendation
85
The Selection Interview
87
Taking Admissions Tests
88
Mathematics
91
Writing
93
Critical Reading
95
Applied Knowledge
95
7 Academic Success and Its Value
99
Preparing for Academic Success
99
Making the Transition to College
100
Responsibilities in College
100
The Value and Limitation of Grades
103
Self-Discipline and Learning
104
Basic Principles of Success in College
105
Study Skills and the Learning Process
108
Becoming an Active Learner
110
Working with Your Professors
111
Other Learning Resources
113
Writing Papers
115
Steps in Writing a Paper
115
Emotional Maturity and Academic Performance
117
8 Personal and Emotional Maturity: the Social Side of College
121
Personal Development
121
Role Models and Mentors
125
Friends
125
Roommates
126
Dorm Life
127
Parties
128
Extracurricular Activities
130
Fraternities and Sororities
130
Athletics
131
Work Experience
132
Service Learning
132
Moral Development
133
Acquiring Life Skills
134
Managing Money
134
Dealing with Over-Involved Parents
135
Finding Your Personal Highway
136
9 A Safe and Healthy College Experience
139
Accidents
139
Infectious Disease
140
Fire Safety
141
College Crime
141
Health Habits
142
Sexuality
144
Relationships
146
Mental Health
147
Body Image
149
Drug and Alcohol Use at College
151
Drug Dangers
160
10 The Role of Inspiration and Commitment 163
The Experience of Others
164
Historical Perspective
164
Sources of Inspiration
165
The Mayonnaise Jar and the Golf Balls
167
Never Give Up
168
If I Only Knew In College
169
Appendix: Online Sources for College Planning 171
Bibliography 179
Index 189
About the Authors 195
John J. Rooney, Ph.D., is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychology and director of the master's program in clinical counseling psychology at LaSalle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. John F. Reardon, Ed.D., is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Accounting at LaSalle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and he chaired the department from 1991 to 2000. Katherine Haley Will is the president of Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and chair of the Annapolis Group.