Bound-for-College Guidebook

Frank Burtnett is a counseling and counselor education veteran. His books offer concise and pragmatic investigations of and solutions to the challenges encountered by individuals across the life span who are experiencing school-to-college, education-to-career, employment-to-employment and career-to retirement transitions.

List of Student Exercises

Introduction

1 How Colleges Admit Students: Anatomy of an
Admission Decision

2 College Exploration: Getting Off on the Right Foot

3 A Calendar of Exploration, Decision-Making, and
Application Tasks

4 The First Step: Taking a Look at You

5 Mounting a Search: Getting Answers to Your College Questions

6 High School Course Selection: Relevance to College Admission

7 Learning about College Options: Getting the Best Information

8 Using the Internet to Explore and Apply to Colleges

9 Making the Most of the College Fair Experience

10 Campus Visits: Getting Ready to Go

11 Campus Visits: Being There and Afterward

12 Admission Plans: Modes of Admission Access

13 Degree of Difficulty: Understanding the
Admission Competition

14 Admission Tests: How they are Used and Strategies for Preparation

15 Admission Essays: Putting Forth Your Best Effort

16 Narrowing Options: Deciding Where to Apply

17 The College Application: Making It Work for You

18 Understanding College Costs

19 Types and Sources of Student Financial Aid

20 Making Financial Aid Forms Work for You

21 After the Application: What Happens Next?

22 Off to College: Getting Ready for Your Freshman Year

23 Parents and the High School-to-College Transition

24 Educational Success: How Counselors Can Help You

25 School to College: Counselors as Your Allies

26 Learning from the Experts: Reflections of Veteran Deans and Directors of Admission

27 Some Closing Words about Expectations

About the Author