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(5 customer reviews) 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
An excellent insider's perspective on colleges,
October 31, 2008 Doc JC (Beaverton, OR USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The 75 Biggest Myths about College Admissions: Stand Out from the Pack, Avoid Mistakes, and Get into the College of Your Dreams (Paperback)
We have two daughters nearing college age and this book provided useful insight into the admissions process. Jerry has spent his career in higher education, was President at Morningside College and the University of Indianapolis, and his experience gives him a refreshing take on the college selection process. Because Jerry really doesn't come from the world of elite college institutions (like Harvard or Princeton) his perspective is the kind that is useful to most of us who have children that have the vita to attend a good state college or private university, but don't aspire to 1600 on the SAT.
Some of Jerry's myths in the book are fairly conventional, of course completing college is more important than where you attend. But it is in Israel's discussion of the business model used by most colleges, and this model's impact on the price a family is likely to pay for college that the book shines.
Essentially the argument boils down to the following:
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
75 Truths About the Business of College Admissions,
July 1, 2008 Interested Educator - See all my reviews
This review is from: The 75 Biggest Myths about College Admissions: Stand Out from the Pack, Avoid Mistakes, and Get into the College of Your Dreams (Paperback)
The cover of The 75 Biggest Myths About College Admissions offers the reader the opportunity to "Stand Out from the Pack, Avoid Mistakes, and Get into the College of Your Dreams." The book delivers on all counts and more.
On one level it works as a "How To" book for high school students desiring an inside look at the college admissions process and the best approaches to get accepted by the college(s) of their choice. Each of the 75 biggest myths are presented and accompanied by a "Reality" with detailed explanation of that reality.
Often, it is a reality that less than consumer friendly institutions of higher learning might not want shared.
The book provides students with tactics to make themselves informed consumers looking for a college environment that best fits their educational and financial needs. Just as important, it provides means to discern whether their prospective colleges are truly consumer friendly, actively seeking to meet those...Read more
Application empowerment,
December 25, 2008 K. Warner (Champaign, IL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The 75 Biggest Myths about College Admissions: Stand Out from the Pack, Avoid Mistakes, and Get into the College of Your Dreams (Paperback)
My daughter and I read this last spring of her junior year in high school and it was extremely enlightening. The short sections were perfect for her attention span (at the beginning of the application process). Then this fall in her senior year, she picked it up again to help guide her in the application process. She came away with the attitude that it was in her power to get into any college she desired. I was excited that she now felt in control of the process. This book helped broaden her college search because she no longer felt some schools were out of her reach. She ended up applying to academically challenging small colleges and pursuing some options for athletic participation in college. Thank you, Dr. Israel. The length of the chapters, the questions, and content of easily understandable answers are excellent. I sent an email to her senior class recommending this book!
