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xiv, 359 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"Recommended reading for high school students and parents seeking an edge in the college admission process." |
| Contents |
Preface: How to read this book -- Introduction -- part 1. Developing your exceptional applicant mindset: You do you ; The superhero student syndrome ; Your dream board! ; Your six make-or-break college application factors ; What it takes to be an exceptional applicant ; When to think like Alexander the Great and when to think like Chesterton ; What a mouse and his cheese can teach us about the path to college acceptance ; Your four-year high school timetable : what you need to do and when ; The timeline and reasons for college application prep ; Why strive and achieve for that best-fit college? -- part 2. Becoming a leader, a scholar, and an all-around exceptional applicant ; You as Foxhog ; Greg: Bolts ; Gabreil: Josué ; Lena : DragonHorse sneakers ; Chris: WAVE speakers ; Bobby : Helping Hands, a community business ; What the right mentor or advisor can mean for you ; Let's think about wha thappens in a student's weekly life ; Creative student projects ; World Coffee ; Music business : the online booking manager ; The creative premed ; A biannual tech zoo ; Healthcare policy advocate ; GlassTale : a recycling initiative for Hong Kong ; A volunteer student marketing corps for community vendors ; The graffiti grocer ; Enamored of literature : the big book of beloved vocabulary ; Devon's ShirtShip ; EcoComics ; Add your missing X-factors ; Does your major matter? ; Nurturing your exceptional tilt ; Admissions lessons on academic rigor and exceptional tilt ; Who's a leader? You're a leader! ; Defining leadership ; Admissions officers will ask the question, where is the thread of passion? ; The late bloomers can win ; The importance of the local : community service ; Some ideas ; The power is in your hands. What do you do when you have the power? ; Obstacles to adaptability ; Improvising through the obstacles ; Getting into science research : a walk-through of how to compete in science fairs ; You as science researcher ; You as science researcher ; Different areas of science research projects ; How to choose a general research area and specific topic ; Science research categories ; Suggested timeline of activities for a successful student science research project ; Time frame for different areas of student science research projects ; A few examples of past student projects to get you thinking about your own ; Brainstorming for your reseach project ; Finding a research mentor ; Preparation for reaching out to a potential mentor ; Extra special tips and hints to amaze the competition judges ; STEM research competitions and certificates -- part 3. Writing your winning application: The art of the essay ; A few literary devices to use ; Writing your college essays ; The personal statement : what admissions officers say they want and what they really want ; Night and day ; The why essay : closing the deal with admissions officers -- part 4. Advice from your mentors: Introduction to higher mathematics study and competition ; Your mentor: Wes Carroll, (MIT), one of the nation's top mathematics competition coaches ; A crash course introduction on leadership ; Your mentor: Bo Eason, former NFL safety, Houston Oilers ; An introduction to business mentoring ; Your college education as a business major ; Your mentor: Alec Urbach, (Princeton University), marketing consultant, author, and speaker ; Introduction to computer science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence ; Your mentor: Brian Skinner, (Stanford University), founder, Breakout Mentors, the personalized approach for kids ; Learning to code ; An introduction to debate ; Your mentor: Julian Dotson, President, District of Columbia Urban Debate League ; An introduction to the value of music study ; Your mentor : Pamela Stein Lynde, (Peabody Conservatory), classical voice and composition ; Your mentor: Jessica Meyer, (the Julliard School), instrumental music and composition ; Interviews with your college student mentors ; The best of Princeton (students from freshman through senior year) ; The best of Harvard (freshman and sophomore students) ; The best of Duke ; The best of Brown University ; The best of Brown PLME (eight-year program in liberal medical education) ; Students from a potpourri of universities (UPenn, Columbia, Yale, Stanford, Cornell, Duke, U Chicago, Carnegie Mellon, the UCs, Northwestern, Rice, Bowdoin, NYU, and Vanderbilt) -- part 5. Keeping the stress down and the family harmony up during high school!: A note looking forward to your college freshman's mental health ; Finally... it's not you, it's them -- part 6. In closing -- Appendix: A look into direct-med programs ; Sample questions ; How to prepare before applications ; Details to know for the BS/MD ; Some of the nation's best and most nurturing BS/MD programs according to my students ; Test optional/test blind : what you need to know for a postpandemic future. |
| Summary |
"College acceptance has changed in big ways since the pandemic, and you need to know how. Now, learn about the shifts in and strategies for a vibrant high school journey and college acceptance at your dream schools from nationally beloved and renowned Admissions Advisor, Dr. Deborah Bedor."-- Amazon. |
| Subject |
Universities and colleges -- United States -- Admission.
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College applications -- United States.
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Universities and colleges -- Entrance requirements.
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| ISBN |
9781642254075 |
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