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This is the book that will help the college-bound get off the \"like many others\" pile and onto the acceptance list.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes instructions and examples for every component of the college application, from writing the essay to answering questions like \"Why do you want to go to College X?\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how to avoid underestimating the importance of critical features on any application\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes the latest information on the Common Application 4.0 and corrects outdated, holdover advice still stressed in many other books\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is filled with step-by-step advice that students and parents can use immediately and will refer to again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface v\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART 1 Getting Started 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1 Big Decisions 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2 Your Plan 13\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3 Your Story 22\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4 Your Résumé 35\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART 2 Completing the Application 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5 Th e Application as a Whole 63\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6 Factual Questions about You and Your Family 72\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7 Education and Academic Questions 85\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8 Activities Lists 91\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 9 Really Short Answer Questions 117\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 10 Short Answer Questions 127\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 11 Essay Questions 133\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 12 “Why College X?” Questions 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 13 Disciplinary and Criminal Background Questions 179\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 14 Miscellaneous Other Questions 188\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 15 Additional Information Questions 197\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 16 Supplementary Materials 201\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 17 Test Score Reports 212\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 18 School Reports 229\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 19 Recommendations 250\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 20 Interviews 271\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 21 Th e Application as a Whole Redux\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART 3 Crossing the Finish Line 295\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 22 Th e Logistics of Submitting and Following Up 297\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 23 Application Updates (Including Deferrals, Wait Lists, and Correcting Mistakes) 310\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Closing: You’re Done, Now What? 327\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e About the Authors 331\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index 333\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Cooper Chisolm\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eAnna Ivey\u003c\/b\u003e work together at Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Ivey College Consulting, an admissions coaching firm that helps applicants around the world get into top U.S. colleges.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"This comprehensive book is an X-ray; slapped into its 'light box' of readable prose, it reveals the hidden structure of the admissions process and is full of pragmatic advice about every aspect of that structure.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Daniel T. 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