●College Admission is the ultimate user's manual and go-to guide for any student or family approaching the college application process. Featuring the wise counsel of more than 50 deans of admission, no other guide has such thorough, expert, compassionate, and professional advice. Let’s be honest: applying to college can be stressful for students and parents. But here’s the good news: you can get in. Robin Mamlet has been dean of admission at three of America's most selective colleges, and journalist and parent Christine VanDeVelde has been through the process first hand. With this book, you will feel like you have both a dean of admission and a parent who has been there at your side. Inside this book, you'll find clear, comprehensive, and expert answers to all your questions along the way to an acceptance letter: ‧ The role of extracurricular activities ‧ What it means to find a college that's the "right fit" ‧ What's more important: high grades or tough courses ‧ What role does testing play ‧ The best candidates for early admission ‧ When help from parents is too much help ‧ Advice for athletes, artists, international students, and those...


●大學入學指南》是準新鮮人及家長了解大學入學申請流程的一本入門導覽手冊。本書的特色是由超過五十名大學教務長所提供最明智的建言，市面上絕無僅有，別無他本！本書絕對提供最全面、頂尖、熱忱、專業的建議。

●我們都知道，申請大學這件事帶給學生及家長的壓力不容小覷。但是現在大家的福音來了！擔任過三所美國頂尖大學教務長的羅賓‧瑪烈特（Robin Mamlet），和身兼記者及母親二職的克莉絲汀‧馮德菲特（Christine VanDeVelde）在書中分享自身經歷，讓您更能輕鬆了解所有流程。在這本書中，您可以看到校方人員的專業觀點，也可以知道其他對孩子未來相當關切的家長怎麼想。本書針對您的所有疑問提供明確、面面俱到、專業的解答，一路指引您直到收到綠取通知書。

●內容包括:

● 課外活動所扮演的角色。

● 如何正確找到「最適合」的學校。

● 何者較重要？好成績或難修的課？

● 測驗所扮演的角色。

● (在提早申請中脫穎而出)

● 什麼時候家長的幫助是多餘的？

● 給運動科系、藝術科系學生及國際學生的建議