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Publisher
Advantage World Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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"College Secrets" and its companion book, "College Secrets for Teens", reveal the true costs of earning a college degree, including hidden higher-education expenses. The author then provides hundreds of money-saving ideas to help students and parents reduce or eliminate these expenses, such as tuition costs, room and board expesnes, activity fees, books and supplies, lifestyle costs, school surcharges and more. "College Secrets" also offers advice...
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Are you among the 22 million students now enrolled in college? Or a high school student thinking of joining them shortly? Or perhaps a parent of a college-bound junior or senior? Then this book is just for you. Written by college professors and successfully used by tens of thousands of students, The Secrets of College Success combines easy-to-use tips, techniques, and strategies with insider information that few professors are willing to
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English
Description
This book is the story about the best-kept secret in Leicester: New College, a secondary school and sixth form college located in west Leicester. The past still haunts the reputation of New College, which was labelled the worst school in the country in 2005.
Today New College is an exceptional educational establishment where its values are integral to everything on offer for students and staff. From once having failed to provide a good education to...
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Language
English
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5 Must-Know Secrets for Today's College Girl is a popular read on today's college campuses. This award-winning book provides young women with the hands-on tools and encouragement to achieve extraordinary results in college-and life. Author Lauren Salamone is a sought-after teen life coach who has personally helped hundreds of young women excel in every aspect of their college lives-academic, extracurricular, social, and personal. In this inspiring...
Author
Language
English
Description
Part introspective soul searching, part cultural analysis, Tribal tackles the controversies plaguing college athletics, tracing the dubious historical underpinnings of Americans' most popular sport, offering a visceral and often funny analysis of its tribal thrills and deep contradictions. Florida State's football team is always in the headlines, producing Heisman Trophy candidates, winning championships, and, at the same time, dealing with federal...
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Language
English
Description
Brandon had it rough growing up, and he acted out, becoming known as the town's bad boy. But becoming a single father changed his entire life around, yet his reputation still keeps him dragged through the mud despite him doing everything he can to prove that he's a changed man. But when Amy pops up in his way - quite literally - can things finally begin looking up for him?
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Series
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The unwritten rules of success that every student must follow to thrive in college, The Secret Syllabus equips students with the tools they need to succeed, illuminating the secret rules and important lessons not included in the official curriculum. Left to figure out on their own how the academic world works, students frequently stumble, underperform, and miss opportunities. Without a Plan A, too many miss out on the full, rich experience available...
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Language
English
Description
The Dark Secrets of Barth and Williams College is a rabbit hole into a world where common sense characters are helpless in the face of hyperbolic depravity. Get ready to be transported to the seedy underbelly of Lutheran academia. The journey is no less hilarious than you might imagine.
At Barth and Williams College, Professor Theodore Roosevelt Thompson is adored by his students and respected by his peers, but the board of trustees endlessly questions...
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Language
English
Description
How can you graduate with honors, choose exciting activities, build a head-turning resume, gain access to the best post-college opportunities, and still have a life? Based on interviews with star students at universities nationwide, from Harvard to the University of Arizona, How to Win at College presents seventy-five simple rules that will rocket you to the top of your class. These often surprising strategies include:
• Don't do all your reading
•...
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Language
English
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Kristina Ellis was awarded a full scholarship through her PhD. How she managed to get that kind of a scholarship offer is revealed in this book. Raised by a single mother, Kristina appeared to have everything stacked against her — years of living below the poverty level, imperfect grades and sub-par SAT scores. Yet Kristina discovered the secrets to effectively presenting herself as a unique and desirable scholarship candidate. And she's sharing...
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Language
English
Description
With insight and humor, Jodi Okun takes you inside the often murky world of paying for college. First as a financial aid consultant at Occidental and Pitzer colleges, and then in her own successful consulting business, College Financial Aid Advisors (CFAA), Jodi learned firsthand the struggles families endure to find financing and pay for college. In SECRETS OF A FINANCIAL PRO, she demystifies the process and presents sensible solutions any family...
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English
Description
According to the most recent report done by The College Board Annual Survey of Colleges, the average rate of tuition at four-year public universities is $19,548, and even more shocking, the average four-year tuition rate for private colleges is $43,921. Tuition costs, of course, are just the beginning. However, there is good news: There is more financial aid available than ever before, and despite all of these college cost increases, a college education...
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