Frank, Julie Ferber
Summary: "With candor, humor, and tons of tips, [this book] leads you step by step through the entire process of crafting a killer college application essay. See how to brainstorm ideas, use easy-to-understand examples as a model, and read inspiring real-life admissions success stories"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Publishing Co. 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378 FRABuxbaum, Julie
Summary: Chloe Wynn Berringer is headed off to the college of her dreams. She's going to prom with the boy she's had a crush on since middle school. Her best friend always has her back, and her mom, a B-list Hollywood celebrity, may finally be on her way to the B+ list. Then the FBI came knocking on her front door, and now her mother is under arrest in a massive college admissions bribery scandal....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BUXBelasco, Andrew
Summary: The Enlightened College Applicant: A New Approach to the Search and Admissions Process presents a no-nonsense account of how students should approach the college search and admissions process.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 378 BELSummary: A teenage girl is obsessed with making enough cash to get out of Buffalo. When the acceptance letter to her dream school arrives, she must hustle to find a job that will pay for tuition. But after getting scammed by a debt collector she works for, Peg decides to cheat the system like it cheated her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BUFWellington, Joelle
Summary: "'You must work twice as hard to get half as much.' Adina Walker has known this the entire time she's been on scholarship at the prestigious Edgewater Academy--a school for the rich (and mostly white) upper class of New England. It's why she works so hard to be perfect and above reproach, no matter what she must force beneath the surface. Even one slip can cost you everything. And it does. One...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster BFYR 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC WELLegatt, Aviva
Summary: "An insider's college admissions guide that teaches students to identify and harness their unique passions, stand out from the crowd, and achieve their dreams. Getting into the right college has never been tougher. Competitive programs are admitting fewerand fewer students each year, while the Common Application has made it easy to apply to 30-40 schools in a single admissions cycle. Gen Y and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378.1 LEGSander, Richard Henry
Summary: Argues that affirmative action actually harms minority students and that the movement started in the late 1960s is only a symbolic change that has become mired in posturing, concealment, and pork-barrel earmarks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 379.26 SANSummary: Issues of race and class have turned the college experience into an obstacle course that is deterring many of America's brightest students from graduating with a four-year degree. This video counters cultures of low expectation and social isolation with three stand-out initiatives that are helping students get into college-and stay in. Featured in this video are: the Meyerhoff Scholars Program,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Summary: Getting into college today is more important, difficult, expensive, and complex than it’s ever been. Competition is high and admissions are increasingly selective. Howard and Matthew Greene - a father-son, college consultant team - take the guesswork and confusion out of the process with their list of 10 steps to cover. From planning finances through making yourself a viable candidate and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003
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Tough, Paul
Summary: "The best-selling author of How Children Succeed returns with a devastatingly powerful, mind-changing inquiry into higher education in the United States"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378.1 TOUTanabe, Gen S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: SuperCollege 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This program is designed to help teens get more involved in their own college preparation and discuss the issues around it. Subjects covered include ways to prepare for college; the importance of graduating from high school; SATs and their importance; the importance of choosing the right college; developing good study habits; where to ask for help with college preparation; and future careers....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Burtnett, Frank.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield Educ. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378.161 BURSummary: Money management is the key to independent living. This video puts money under a microscope as it looks at budgeting it, spending it wisely, and protecting it (and, by extension, that all-important credit rating) Specifics include opening a checking account, writing checks, making deposits, and balancing a checkbook; using ATM and debit cards; applying for a loan; and deciding whether to opt...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Isabel is going away to college, but before she can "come in for a landing" at her new school, she has to consider her housing options. In this video, Isabel's friends, brother, and father help her compare dorm and apartment living, giving viewers insights into details and challenges like moving costs, roommates, leases, safety issues, and more. Correlates to all applicable National and State...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Contrary to popular belief, adequate preparation for college-level study is not an option for the majority of America's public-school students. This program exposes the educational "sorting machine," the factors that mold a child's academic future, through the case of a set of twins from Nevada: one, an academically oriented high achiever who is encouraged to take honors classes, and the other,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Weisberger, Lauren
Summary: Peyton has a seat at the anchor desk of the most-watched morning show, an adoring husband and a Princeton-bound daughter. Skye, her sister, is a stay-at-home mom living in a glitzy suburb of New York, but dreams of a life beyond the PTA and pickup. Max, Peyton's daughter, is poised to kiss her fancy private school goodbye and head off to pursue her dreams in film. Until... One little lie....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WEICopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WEICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WEISummary: Sixteen students search for knowledge, fun, love, sex, and a path to a rewarding career as this documentary tracks them through one academic year at The University of British Columbia. Partying, clubs, and sports compete head-to-head with classes and sleep-but campus life is only one part of this compelling story. The other revolves around that age-old transition from child to adult known...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Waxman, Abbi
Summary: "Stuck in a bus full of strangers, mother-and-daughter duo Jessica and Emily Burnstein watch their carefully mapped-out college tour devolve into something they never expected in this hilarious and insightful new novel from the author of The Bookish Lifeof Nina Hill. Jessica and Emily have very different ideas of how this college tour should go. For Emily, it's a last-ditch effort to get...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WAXCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WAXSummary: Everything you need to know about getting into a great school.
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Publisher / Publication Date: UniversityDrive Productions, LLC 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Moore, Meg Mitchell
Summary: The seemingly perfect Hawthorne family of northern California is tested by Ivy League ambitions, overscheduling, impossible expectations by the Bay Area elite, and difficult personal secrets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MOOSummary: As students get ready to move away from home, "How will I pay for all this?" may not be at the front of their minds. This video features interviews with young adults who have made the transition and beneficial tips on budgeting, credit cards, debit cards, loans, and more. Help your students get the financial smarts they need so they can "fly solo" with confidence! Correlates to all applicable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Franklin, Cory M.
Summary: "This book is a handy, readable manual, which deals with the practical problems students face when writing their college admission essays"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378.1 FRASummary: To have a shot at college, students must first believe they can get into college. This program shows the positive things that can happen when the dream of a college education is nurtured in classrooms and communities where expectations previously had been low. By spotlighting innovative approaches for motivating and teaching children-from the Upward Bound initiative in Cleveland that can only...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004