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academic advisers, 199–200, 203
academic challenges and setbacks, 210
academic interests, 33, 166, 169, 216
ACCEPT (Admissions Community Cultivating Equity and Peace Today), 153, 218
activities:
#1: jotting down a few key attributes on an index card, 12–15, 36, 216
#2: Five I’s, 22–24, 25; see also Five I’s
#3: Four C’s, 30–36; see also Five C’s
#5: planning a college road trip, 74–81
#6: creating a college application requirement and deadline tracker, 87–89, 138
#7: cataloging activity list, 103–5
#8: looking into the rearview mirror to reflect on past experiences, 109–19
#9: checklist for those considering early plan, 125–31
#10: revisiting priorities as choice looms, 165–66, 216
#11: mapping the choice, 167–70, 184
#12: narrowing the field, 184–88
#13: revisiting I’s and C’s, 218–22
activity fairs, 206
ACT test, xiv, xvii, xxvii, 26, 40, 53, 58–64, 95–98, 154
see also tests, standardized
admissions, see college admissions
affirmative action, 65
American Psychological Association, 183, 207–8
anxiety
in admissions process, xx, 13, 14, 19–20, 37, 47, 76, 168–69, 189
in first year of college, 207–8, 210
application, see college application; college application plans
articulation agreements, 7
bachelor’s degree, 3–6, 7, 8, 10, 11
Ban the Box, 107
BigFuture, 43
Bigham, Marie, 218
Brookings Institution, 6
Bryn Mawr College, xxv
budget, student, 208–10
Building Transfer Student Pathways for College and Career Success (Poisel and Joseph), 224
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 5
C’s, see Five C’s
California State University system, 7
campus environment, 12–15, 29, 166, 216
campus safety, 175
Candidate, The, 163
Cappex Application, xvi
Clery Act, 175
Coalition application, 106
Coalition for College, xvi
college
campus environment of, 12–15, 29, 166, 216
campus safety and, 175
communications from, 90
community and student life at, 30, 33–34, 66, 77, 151–52, 164, 166, 206–7, 216
commuting to, 211
first generation of family to attend, 171–72
first year of, see transition and first year of college
gap year between high school and, 11–12, 182–83
graduation rates of, 34–35
leave of absence or withdrawal from, 217
libraries of, 204–5
location of, 37–38, 166, 168–69
online portals of, 91, 146, 150, 163, 170–71, 197
reasons for attending, 3–12
recruitment efforts of, xiv–xv, 61, 123, 150, 215
support services at, 174–75, 199, 203–5
transition from high school to, see transition and first year of college
visiting, 19–20, 70–71, 171–77
college admissions, xiv–xviii, xx, xxv–xxvi, 145–46
acceptance letters, 20
acceptance rates, 25
anxieties and concerns about, xx, 13, 14, 19–20, 37, 47, 76, 168–69, 189
and background and life experience of applicant, 97–98
calendar in, 85
decisions about, see decisions
demonstrated interest and, 71, 150
fairness in, 153–54
financial aid as factor in, 48–49
holistic, xvi–xvii, 24–26, 150
offices, officers, and committees in, xxxv, 20, 24, 65, 91–92, 94, 102, 110, 115, 145–55, 211
college application, xxxi, 40, 83–141
assembling the parts and rendering experiences for, 91–107
attaching résumé to, 105
Coalition, 106
Common Application, see Common Application
communications from colleges about, 90
counselor and teacher recommendations in, 99–102
disciplinary information in, 106–7
essay section of, 107–19, 148–49
extracurricular activities in, 102–5
fee for, 131
final checklist for, 138–40
financial aid and, 126–27, 131–37
and letters of recommendation from important people, 102
as moment for child to take stock, 89–91
pacing, time management, and life outside of, 137–40
portfolios and other additional information in, 105–6
refining the college list for, 85–89
requirement and deadline tracker for, 87–89
standardized tests and, see tests, standardized
tracking college’s receipt of, 146–47
transcript in, 93–94, 146, 195–96
college application plans, 120–23
early, deciding on, 124–31
early action, 121
early decision, 121–22
early decision II (EDII), 122, 130–31
regular decision, 122–23
rolling admission, 120–21
College Board, xiv, xv, xvii, 8, 62, 64
college cost and affordability, 3, 4, 6–7, 10, 30, 38, 45–50, 56, 77, 164, 170
application and, 131–37
deposit and, 180
financial aid and, see financial aid
net price calculator, 47–48
sticker prices, 47
tuition bill, 198
college degrees, 202–3
alternative paths and other postsecondary credentials, 10–12, 223
military service and, 9–10
College Factual, 43
College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile, 131, 134–35
Colleges That Change Lives, 43–44
College Track, 209
Common Application (Common App), xv–xvi, xxi, xxv, 43, 51, 85, 88, 90, 91, 93, 97, 102–7, 131
essay prompts on, 108–9, 113–14, 116, 118, 136
financial aid and, 127
for transfer, 220
see also college application
Common Data Set, 26
community, 195
at college, 30, 33–34, 66, 77, 151–52, 164, 166, 206–7, 216
resources in, 41–42
community-based organizations (CBOs), 42
community college, 6–9
transfer to traditional four-year college or university from, 223–24
Community College Research Center, 224
commuting, 211
Complete College America, 202
concentration (major), 33, 169
cost, see college cost and affordability
counselors
high school, 18, 19, 39–41, 87, 99–102
independent, 44–45
Coursera, 10–11
curriculum
dual enrollment programs and, 8–9
high school, xvi, xxxii–xxxvi, 94
curriculum, college, 30, 32–33, 57, 66, 77, 164, 184–85
academic interests and, 33, 166, 169, 216
course selection, 199–200
distribution requirements in, 169
decisions, 143–89
admissions office and, 145–55
admitted student days (yield days) and, 155–57
candidate reply date and, 187
celebrating acceptances, 161
of child, following responses from colleges, 163–70
college capacity and, 162
date of colleges’ release of, 157
denials, 160–61
deposit and, 180
enrollment contract in, 195
financial aid as factor in, 177–81
gap year and, 182–83
likely letter in, 158
making a choice, 183–88
making a choice right before the deadline, 187
moments immediately following, 188–89
rush to judgment in, 170
sorting, weighing, and analyzing the colleges’ decisions, 155–63
and supporting your child as they weigh their final choices, 170–77
time allotted for final decision, 170
unhappiness with college choice, 214
and visiting campus, 171–77
waiting list and, 155, 157, 159, 162–63, 181–82
degrees, see college degrees
Delahunty, Jennifer, 5
demonstrated interest, 71, 150
denials, 160–61
deposit, 180
discovery phase, 1–26
encouraging your child’s self-reflection, 21–24
helping your child imagine their ideal college campus, 12–15
and reasons for attending college, 3–12
your role as parent in, 15–21
diversity, 65
dual enrollment programs, 8–9
Dwight-Englewood School, 161
Education, U.S. Department of, 180
EducationUSA, 67
elementary school, xxix
enrollment contract, 195
Equality of Opportunity Project, 6
ethnicity, 65
exercise, 207
extracurricular activities, xxx, xxxvi–xxxvii, 102–5, 166, 206
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), xvii, xxv, 40, 131–35, 183
Federal Pell Grant, 66, 132, 154, 162
Federal Student Aid, 180
Federal Work-Study Program, 208–9
Feikens, Eileen Cunningham, 161
Fields, Harvey R., Jr., xxv, 35, 78
financial aid, xvii, 3, 46, 48–49, 198
application and admissions and, 48–49, 126–27, 131–37
expected family contribution (EFC) in, xvii, 127
FAFSA and, xvii, xxv, 40, 131–35, 183
final decision and, 177–81
and leave of absence or withdrawal, 217
package for, 177
see also grants; scholarships
fit, 36–38
Five C’s, 30–36, 54, 56, 118, 164, 167, 184
community, 30, 33–34, 66, 77, 151–52, 164
conclusions, 30, 34–36, 77, 164
cost, see college cost and affordability
culture, 30, 31–32, 66, 77, 164
curriculum, see curriculum, college
revisiting of, 218–22
Five I’s, 22–24, 25, 36, 54, 100, 118, 164, 167
ideas, 22
inspiration, 22
intellect, 22
interests, 22
revisiting of, 218–22
Fonash, Jayne Caflin, 154
foundational courses, 32–33
Four C’s, see Five C’s
Franklin, Benjamin, 31
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), xvii, xxv, 40, 131–35, 183
free electives, 33
Furda, Eric J., xxi, xxii, xxxvi, 9, 22, 29, 101, 114–17, 127, 147–49, 176, 195, 196, 211
Gatekeepers, The: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College (Steinberg), xxi, 149
general courses, 32–33
Global Citizen Year, 182
graduation rates, 34–35
Ground Control Parenting, xxv
Hack the Gates, 153
Harvard University, 20
insurance, 199
Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA), 44–45
high school, xxix–xxxvi, 153, 175, 210
community college courses and, 8–9
counselors in, 18, 19, 39–41, 87, 99–102
curriculum in, xvi, xxxii–xxxvi, 94
disciplinary information from, 106–7
falling grades in, 195–96
finishing strong in, 194–96
gap year following, 11–12, 182–83
honors and advanced courses in, xxxv, 187
massive open online courses and, 10
profile or report from, 93–94
recommendations from counselors and teachers in, 99–102
transcript from, 93–94, 146, 195–96
transition to college from, see transition and first year of college
High Tech High, xxiv–xxv, xxxii, 16, 17, 37, 40, 41, 70, 72, 119, 172, 179
Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), 31
historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), 31
holistic admissions process, xvi–xvii, 24–26, 150
honors courses, xxxv
How to Apply to College, 44
Hudson, Gail, 5
I’m Going to College, Not You! (Delahunty, ed.), 5
I’s, Five, see Five I’s
immunizations, 199
imposter syndrome, 210–11
Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), 44–45
Individualized Education Program (IEP), 63
interests and talents, 68–69
internet
college portals, 91, 146, 150, 163, 170–71, 197
reply date and, 187
resources on, 42–44
social media, 19–21, 42, 71, 155, 195, 197
internships, 207
Javice, Charlie, xxv, 49–50, 133–34
job, part-time, 208–10
Joseph, Sonya, 224
Justice Department, U.S., 123, 215
K&W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Differences, The (Kravets and Wax), 58
Kenyon College, 5
Krause, Eleanor, 6
Kravets, Marybeth, 58
learning differences, 57–58, 63–64
academic accommodations related to, 201
leave of absence, 217
Lenfest Scholars Foundation, xxi
Lewis, Carol Sutton, xx, xxv, 19, 46, 47, 79, 80, 118
liberal arts and science education, 32
likely letter, 158
Lincoln Tech, 11
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 157
massive open online courses (MOOCs), 10–11
mathematics, xxxiv
meal plans, 209
mentoring, 174
merit
defining, 153
financial aid based on, 48, 179–80
Miami Dade County Public Schools, 5
military service
college degree and, 9–10
scholarships and, 136
Momentum Year, 202
Monteagudo, Omar, xxv, 5, 41, 171–72
Montesano, Neyl, 41
National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), xxii, 25, 42, 44, 123, 154
National Candidates Reply Date, 123
National Center for Fair and Open Testing, 59
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), 69
National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS), 224
National Merit Scholarship, 60–61, 135–36
National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 8, 34, 35
New York Times, xxi, xxii, xxiii, 20, 42, 64
nutrition, 207
Page 217, xxi
parent, role as, 15–21
college application and, 90–91
high school counselor and, 99
physics, xxxiv
Poisel, Mark Allen, xxv, 56, 224
portfolios, 105–6
Process, The, xxi
professors, 204
race and ethnicity, 65
Reeves, Richard V., 6
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 63
religiously affiliated institutions, 31
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), 9
residence adviser (RA), 204
resources
college support services, 174–75, 199, 203–5, 207
community, 41–42
online, 42–44
roommates, 197–98
Rosenstock, Larry, xxiv
SAT, xiv, xvii, xxvii, 26, 40, 53, 58–64, 95–98, 154
Subject Tests (Achievement Tests), 59, 98
see also tests, standardized
Say Yes to Education, xxi–xxii, 42
ScholarMatch, 178
scholarships, 177–78
application essays for, 136–37
College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile, 131, 134–35
National Merit Scholarship, 60–61, 135–36
outside, 135–36
School for Advanced Studies, xxv, 5, 41, 171
sciences, xxxiv, xxxvi, 32, 98, 169
search process, 27–81
adding other voices to, 39–45
aspirational category in, 51, 52–53
child’s background as factor in, 64–68
college list in, 50–56, 85–89, 150–51
cost as factor in, see college cost and affordability
fit in, 36–38
framework for, 29–36
interests and talents and, 68–69
likely category in, 51, 52, 54
targets in, 52
tests and, see tests, standardized
Shaw, Scott M., 11
siblings, 18
sleep, 207
social media, 19–21, 42, 71, 155, 195, 197
Stafford Loan, 132
Standard & Poor’s, xxvi
State Department, U.S., 67
State University of New York at New Paltz, 7
State University System of Florida, 7
Steinberg, Jacques, xxi–xxiii, xxxvi, 32, 42, 112, 113, 149
STEM, 98
Stephens, Dale J., 11
Strada Education Network, 204
Stressed Years of Their Lives, The: Helping Your Kid Survive and Thrive During Their College Years (Hibbs and Rostain), 16, 208
student organizations, 206
success
laying a foundation for, 202–11
struggling and failure in, 210–11
support services, 174–75, 199, 203–5, 207
syllabus, 204
talents and interests, 68–69
teacher recommendations, 99–102
Teachers College, 224
tests, standardized, xvii, 26, 52, 53, 58–64, 95–98, 146, 153
ACT, xiv, xvii, xxvii, 26, 40, 53, 58–64, 95–98, 154
and background and life experience of applicant, 97–98
retaking, 62–63
SAT, xiv, xvii, xxvii, 26, 40, 53, 58–64, 95–98, 154
SAT Subject Tests (Achievement Tests), 59, 98
superscore and, 96
Texas A&M University, 31
Thiel, Peter, 11
Today, xxii
transcripts, 93–94, 146, 195–96
transfers, 214–22
college recruitment tactics and, 215
from community college to traditional four-year institution, 223–24
and revisiting I’s and C’s, 218–22
and running from something vs. toward something, 218
transition and first year of college, 191–225
academic advisers in, 199–200, 203
advocacy and outreach in, 203–5
budget and work in, 208–10
drop-offs, departures, and check-in points in, 211–14
finishing high school strong, 194–96
identity and community in, 206–7
laying a foundation for success, 202–11
orientation activities in, 200–201
roommate selection in, 197–98
sleep, nutrition, and exercise in, 207
stress, anxiety, and depression in, 207–8, 210
struggling and failure in, 210–11
time management and executive function in, 205–6
to-do list for, 196–202
tuition
first bill for, 198
insurance, 198–99
see also college cost and affordability
tutoring, 174
UnCollege, 11–12
Universal College Application, xvi
University of Central Florida, xxv
University of Kansas at Little Rock, xxv
University of Pennsylvania, xxi, xxxi, 9, 31, 106, 117, 128, 147–51, 154–55
Penn10 framework of, 196–97
University of Puget Sound, xxv
U.S. News & World Report, xxvi, 25, 97, 151
vaccinations, 199
Villafuerte, Jonathan, xxv, xxxii
waiting list, 155, 157, 159, 162–63, 181–82
Washington University in St. Louis, xxv, 35, 78, 218
Wax, Imy F., 58
White, Chris, xxiv–xxv, 16, 37–38, 40, 179
withdrawal, 217
work, part-time, 208–10
work-study, 208–9
writing skills, xxxvi