Recommended Publications
Pope, Loren. “Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges.” Penguin Books, 2012.
Paterno, Susan F. “Game On: Why College Admission is Rigged and How To Beat the System.” St. Martin’s Press, 2021.
Bruni, Frank. “Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania.” Grand Central Publishing, March, 2016.
Wolf, Karen. “CliffsNotes Roadmap to College: Navigating Your Way to College Admission Success.” Wiley, 2009.
Lieber, Ron. “The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make, 2021.
College Admissions
The REACH Pathfinder and Cheat Sheet
ACT: www.act.org
College Board: www.collegeboard.org
College Navigator: http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
National Association for College Admissions Counselors (NACAC): www.nacacnet.org
CommonApp: www.commonapp.org
Coalition Application: www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org
https://paystubs365.com/blog/college-and-career-planning/
Ways to be Successful in College/Transition Tips
https://studycorgi.com/blog/academic-criticism-how-to-handle-it-seriously-not-personally/
Financial Aid/ Scholarships
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/
https://www.elfi.com/scholarships-for-black-african-american-students/
Attending Universities Overseas
Careers
Manufacturing Skills Gap: There are great jobs in the manufacturing industry which you should consider:
https://www.propelsoftware.com/articles/the-manufacturing-skills-gap
Manufacturing Definitions Guide: https://www.propelsoftware.com/articles/95-manufacturing-terms-you-need-to-know
Sports/Athletics
https://www.upromise.com/articles/college-planning-resources-for-student-athletes/
http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Student_Resources/CBSA.pdf
https://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future
College Essays
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/how-to-write-a-college-essay
Articles on College Admissions
‘Am I good enough?’ and other fears that paralyze college applicants
How Cuts to Public Universities Have Driven Students Out of State
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