What High Schools Don't Tell You (And Other Parents Don't Want You toKnow): Create a Long-Term Plan for Your 7th to 10th Grader for Getting into the Top Colleges

Author:   Elizabeth Wissner-Gross
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
ISBN:  

9780452289529


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   24 June 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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What High Schools Don't Tell You (And Other Parents Don't Want You toKnow): Create a Long-Term Plan for Your 7th to 10th Grader for Getting into the Top Colleges


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From the author ofWhat Colleges Don't Tell You, a plan to help parents of middle and early high school students prepare their kids for the best colleges In order to succeed in the fiercely competitive college admissions game, you need a game plan-and you have to start young. In this empowering guide, Elizabeth Wissner- Gross, a nationally sought-after college ""packager,"" helps parents of seventh to tenth graders create a long-term plan that, come senior year, will allow their kids to virtually write their own ticket into their choice of schools. Parents should start by helping their kids identify their academic passions, then design a four-year strategy based on those interests. The book details hundreds of opportunities available to make kids stand out that most high school guidance counselors and teachers simply don't know about or don't think to share. This indispensable guide should be required reading for any parent whose child dreams of attending one of the country's top colleges.

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Author:   Elizabeth Wissner-Gross
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:   Plume
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 20.80cm
Weight:   0.283kg
ISBN:  

9780452289529


ISBN 10:   0452289521
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   24 June 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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aRight on targeta] shows parents how to help their kids build the groundwork for that Ivy League admission.a<br> aTom Fischgrund, author of SAT Perfect Score


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Elizabeth Wissner-Gross, trained as a journalist, has for ten years succeeded in helping students, including her own children, gain admission offers to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT, and other competitive colleges.

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