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Air Force Academy Candidate Book: How to Prepare, How to Get In, How to Survive

15 reviews
William L. Smallwood

Beacon Books, 1990

Definitely Important for Candidates/Hopefuls!
I'm a high schooler considering the Academy, and this book had tons of really useful information. Apllication tips, with a whole chapter on nominations, how to prepare mentally (VERY important) and physically, what to expect, and even a section for parents! This is an awesome book, if you have any interest in the Air Force or the Academy, BUY IT!!!

The College Hook: Packaging Yourself to Win the College Admissions Game

8 reviews
Pam Proctor

Center Street, 2007

Courtesy of Teens Read Too
Gaining admittance into the college of your choice is no easy task. With THE COLLEGE HOOK, written by Pam Proctor, the president of College Application Consultants, Inc., I have to say that your odds are greatly improved! The book is broken down into four main parts: Discovering Your Hook, The Top Ten College Hooks, Packaging Your Hook, and Selling Your Hook. Each main category is then broken ...

50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, Second Edition: What Worked for Them Can Help You Get into the ...

7 reviews

St. Martin's Griffin, 2005

Essay-writing
This is a fantastic collection of application essays. If you or your child is in need of examples of well-written essays, these 50 essays are just the thing for you. Not only are the essays themselves printed, the book also provides an analysis for each, by the Staff of "The Harvard Crimson". Within each analysis, you learn what topics to choose, what to avoid and how to keep the reader from ...

The Naval Academy CandidateHandbook: How to Prepare, How to Get In, How to Survive Second Edition

16 reviews
William L. Smallwood

Beacon Books, 1997

Bring on the PAIN!
Currently Im a PO3 in the Navy who will be attending the Naval Academy Preparatory School this year with subsequent attendance to the Naval Academy proper. While this book only had a rather small mention of how enlisted applicants gained admission, and an even smaller section on NAPS, its still THE BEST resource out there for an aspiring applicant. After all its not the NAPS or Prior candidate ...

MBA Admissions Strategy

10 reviews
A.V. Gordon

Open University Press, 2005

Best book on the subject
MUST HAVE BOOK. By far the best book on the subject. Even if you have already purchased Richard Montauk book or any other MBA consulting book, I still advise that you buy and read this book. If you have not purchased any book yet, I strongly recommend you to start with this book. If you are targeting top 15 MBA programs, reading this book will be the best thing you could do to improve ...

Admission Matters: What Students and Parents Need to Know About Getting Into College (Jossey Bass Education ...

10 reviews
Sally P. Springer, Marion R. Franck

Jossey-Bass, 2005

Wonderful Resource!
"Admission Matters" attracted me for a number of reasons--the background, experience and knowledge of the authors is compelling, but moreover I chose this book because as the parent of three with two already in college and the third an applicant now, I was hopeful that I would find new details and advice regarding the competitive hurdles that my youngest will be facing. My hopes were more than ...

EZ Solutions - Test Prep Series - Math Practice - Advanced Workbook - SAT (Ez Solutions: Test Prep Series)

7 reviews
Punit Raja SuryaChandra, EZ Solutions

EZ Solutions, 2008

Great Review/Practice Books
I bought the series of EZ Solutions for the GMAT and found them to be very helpful. After going through GMAT books from Kaplan, Princeton Review, and others, I needed something more in-depth to tackle all type of questions. The EZ books cover a broad spectrum of content and practice questions with detailed explanations. These are great books for those who are seeking to perfect their score or ...

The Athletic Recruiting & Scholarship Guide

20 reviews
Wayne Mazzoni

Mazz Marketing Inc, 1998

Don't Miss This
Everything you ever wanted to know about athletic recruiting when your high school coach doesn't do it for you. And here's a hot tip. You can go one better than your high school coach, Mom and Dad. Check out the opportunities at West Point. Almost everyone there is a scholar-athlete, and all on full scholarship plus getting paid [...] a year! And, best of all, if you get hurt, you don't lose your ...

Roadmap For College Admissions: Step-by-Step Directions for Success

10 reviews
Bina Chandrasekhara, Vinay Chandrasekhara, ...

ScarecrowEducation, 2002

A comprehensive guide for students and parents
It has been a challenge to get all the pertinent information to prepare for college education in USA particularly very competitive collegs. Roadmap For College Admissions will address all the issues that every student and parent should be familiar with from 9th grade thru admission process. It includes tips to write essays, intervieww process and campus visits which is not seen in other books, If ...

And What About College?: How Homeschooling Leads to Admissions to the Best Colleges & Universities

7 reviews
Cafi Cohen

Holt Associates, 2000

Clear Direction for Home Schooling Parents
Authors Cafi Cohen and Patrick Farenga have addressed the "getting into college" questions raised by parents schooling their older children at home, like, "How do we work up a set of transcripts?" "How do we get them into college without a recognized degree?" and "What choices in education do we have?" The sub-title of the book might be misleading. Although a portion of the book talks about ...