Best College Search Books
Preparing for College is an exciting and sometimes anxiety inducing endeavor. There are tests to take and applications to complete, then there are dorm items to buy and roommates to find. All 3 of my children are now college graduates. These are the preparing for college books we used to guide us through the process.
I created the Planning for College Planner after going through the process with two sons. It gives you a place to write everything down and collect all of your information in one spot. It is a printable college search and college preparation binder. More about this below!
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THE PLANNING FOR COLLEGE PLANNER
College Preparation is hard enough without having to keep up with thousands of pieces of paper. The Planning for College Planner is one of the absolute best college preparation books. It gives the rising college student one place to record all of their high school information, research and evaluate colleges, and keep up with deadlines, applications, and letters of recommendation. This is the one book you need to take you from your freshman year of high school to your freshman year of college.
*There is a no pink/no flowers version.
COLLEGE BOUND: THE ULTIMATE LIST OF CONVERSATIONS TO HELP YOUR TEEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL
By: Melanie Studer
Melanie Studer is my partner here at Next Phase Parenting. She is a teacher and mom who knows how to talk to teens. She knows that it is tough to get their attention and tough to keep them focused.
In her book College Bound she breaks down the difficult topics into easy bite-sized conversations to have with your teen as they are going through high school. These conversations will help you and teen decide how to approach the college search and application process, as well as decide if college is the best option. Don’t leave this college preparation book off your list!
HOW TO WIN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
By: Monica Matthews
When Monica Matthews’s son was a senior in high school, she wondered if she would have to go back to work full time to pay for his college education. But before sending out her resume, she decided she would do everything in her power to help her son win enough scholarship money to pay for college.
She partnered with her son in the research and application process and he was awarded so much scholarship money that she and her husband paid NOTHING for his education. She has compiled her knowledge and experience into her book How to Win College Scholarships: A Guide for Parents in 10 Easy Steps.
While there is no shortage of online college search possibilities, sometimes there is no substitue for a book with the information all in one place. A College guide book gives you a place to highlight and put sticky tabs and easily compare information.
The Fiske Guide to Colleges is another dog-eared, underlined, and highlighted book at our house. A new addition is released every July.
Best wishes as you embark on the college preparation and application process. I have been there. It is a daunting, but also exciting process. It helps to have a few guides to help you. I recommend all of the college search books above.
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