The Bound-for-College Guidebook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding and Applying to Colleges

by Frank Burtnett

Overview

The Bound for College Guidebook offers information about the school-to-college transition in a complete, organized, and reader-friendly approach not found in any other college admissions guide. Burtnett has assembled frequently asked questions and their answers from school counselors who understand what students need to know during the exploration, decision-making, and application process between high school and college. Armed with this guide, the college-bound student is better able to navigate the school-to-college transition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475801910
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/21/2015
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	194
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Frank Burtnett is president and principal consultant for Education Now, an independent consulting firm focused on helping people with the school-to-college and school-to-career transitions. A former executive director of the National Association for College Admission Counseling, his career experiences have found him working in schools, colleges, agencies, organizations, and the private sector.

Table of Contents

How Colleges Admit Students: Anatomy of an Admission Decision College Exploration: Getting Off on the Right Foot A Calendar of Exploration, Decision-Making, and Application Tasks The First Step: Taking a Look at You Mounting a Search: Getting Answers to Your College Questions High School Course Selection: Relevance to College Admission Learning about College Options: Getting the Best Information Using the Internet to Explore and Apply to Colleges Making the Most of the College Fair Experience Campus Visits: Getting Ready to Go Campus Visits: Being There and Afterward Admission Plans: Modes of Admission Access Degree of Difficulty: Understanding the Admission Competition College Admission Tests: Strategies for Preparation Admission Essays: Putting Forth Your Best Effort Narrowing Options: Deciding Where to Apply The College Application: Making It Work for You Understanding College Costs Types and Sources of Student Financial Aid Making Financial Aid Forms and Applications Work for You After the Application: What Happens Next? Off to College: Getting Ready for Your Freshman Year Parents and the High School-to-College Transition Educational Success: How Counselors Can Help You School to College: Counselors as Your Allies Some Closing Words about Expectations

What People are Saying About This

Patrick J. O'Connor

A very useful tool for students looking for colleges. Burtnett's approach is comprehensive, but cut into good-sized pieces.

R. Russell Shunk

There are a number of books about the college admission process on shelves all over this country. Frank Burtnett has written one that will be on desks, open and used. I particularly like his FAQ sections and hands-on approach. Admission at its best is a developmental process, and Burtnett has captured this through the personal student exercises.

William E. Cox

Frank Burtnett has created a reader-friendly guide to helping the college-bound student navigate his or her challenging journey. The information he presents, complimented by the student exercises and Frequently Asked Questions, covers the process from A to Z.

Editorial Reviews

A very useful tool for students looking for colleges. Burtnett's approach is comprehensive, but cut into good-sized pieces.

Patrick J. O'Connor

Students have more power than they may realize in the college search process and Burtnett assists students in understanding and using this power to their advantage. This updated edition covers topics found in previous versions, but it also addresses changes in the admission process due to COVID and the Varsity Blues scandal. Readers will understand the factors colleges use for admission decisions, explore affordability, and learn how well they may fit in at specific schools. Numerous self-awareness exercises and frequently asked questions add to the discussion. The author also provides students a plan for each year of high school, including standardized tests, the role of counselors, appropriate coursework, college exploration, visits, the application process, college costs, financial aid, managing acceptances from multiple schools, and handling rejections and wait lists decisions. Parents and care givers will find advice for guiding their child’s transition from high school to college. Burtnett provides solid guidance in this highly recommended work for high school students and those assisting them with college decisions.” —Library Journal

“Chapters outline everything from the lesser-thought-of aspects of picking a college, such as preferred climate, to the nitty-gritty of financial aid. Easy-to-follow steps spanning a student’s freshman to senior years of high school provide a simple time line of when to expect to send things in, schedule college visits, and more.... Detailed FAQs have answers for many common questions, supplementing the information in each chapter with lots of helpful tips.... Parents, too, will find plenty that's useful within these pages. College-minded teens will find this guide helpful for every step of the application process.” —Booklist

“There are a number of books about the college admission process on shelves all over this country. Frank Burtnett has written one that will be on desks, open and used. I particularly like his FAQ sections and hands-on approach. Admission at its best is a developmental process, and Burtnett has captured this through the personal student exercises.” —R. Russell Shunk, former executive vice president and former dean of admissions of Dickinson College, Pennsylvania

From the Publisher

There are a number of books about the college admission process on shelves all over this country. Frank Burtnett has written one that will be on desks, open and used. I particularly like his FAQ sections and hands-on approach. Admission at its best is a developmental process, and Burtnett has captured this through the personal student exercises.

R. Russell Shunk

Chapters outline everything from the lesser-thought-of aspects of picking a college, such as preferred climate, to the nitty-gritty of financial aid. Easy-to-follow steps spanning a student’s freshman to senior years of high school provide a simple time line of when to expect to send things in, schedule college visits, and more.... Detailed FAQs have answers for many common questions, supplementing the information in each chapter with lots of helpful tips.... Parents, too, will find plenty that's useful within these pages. College-minded teens will find this guide helpful for every step of the application process.

Booklist

If you are exploring college options and attempting to understand the college admissions process, there is nobody better to learn from than Frank Burtnett. As a veteran counselor the breadth of his knowledge and the depth of his experiences are unparalleled.

Jay Garant

In the Bound-for-College Guidebook, all the steps to finding and applying to colleges are thoroughly explored.

JVibe

Frank Burtnett has created a reader-friendly guide to helping the college-bound student navigate his or her challenging journey. The information he presents, complimented by the student exercises and Frequently Asked Questions, covers the process from A to Z.

William E. Cox

In the Bound-for-College Guidebook, all the steps to finding and applying to colleges are thoroughly explored.

April 2009 JVibe