ERIC Number: ED235710
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1983
Pages: 47
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-0-915130-78-5
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
College-Bound Digest. Valuable Information from Prominent Educators for All College-Bound Students.
Who's Who among American High School Students, Northbrook, IL.
Information for students, counselors, and parents to help in the evaluation of options and opportunities available for most college-bound students is presented in 17 articles. Titles and authors include the following: "Getting the Most from Your High School Counselor" (James Warfield); "The Use of the SAT at Selective Colleges" (Judith Gatlin); "Tips on Taking the SAT" (Ernest W. Beals); "Can You Prepare for the SAT" (Stanley H. Kaplan); "Searching for Student Financial Aids" (S. Norman Feingold and Marie Feingold); "Tough Questions to Ask Any Admissions Officer" (Robert G. McLendon); "Common Mistakes Students Make in Selecting a College" (William B. Stephens, Jr.); "The Advantages and Pitfalls of Advanced Placement and Credit by Examination for the Freshman Year of College" (Carl D. Lockman); "The Academic and Social Benefits of Large American Universities" (James C. Blackburn); "The Academic and Social Advantages of a Private Church Related College or University" (A. Mitchell Faulkner); "Advantages of Attending a State University" (Stanley J. Koplik); "Advantages of a Women's College" (Julia McNamara); "Opportunities at Independent Research Universities" (F. Gregory Campbell); "Choosing the Right College Major" (James E. Moore); and "A Yearn to Earn" (Lawrence B. Durham). The following articles appear in a final section entitled "For Parents Only": "College-Bound--A Reciprocal Experience" (Sheila Pickard), and "Learning a New Role" (Paul and Ann Krouse). (SW)
Descriptors: Admissions Officers, Advanced Placement, Aptitude Tests, Church Related Colleges, College Bound Students, College Choice, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation, Educational Counseling, Equivalency Tests, High School Students, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Majors (Students), Private Colleges, Single Sex Colleges, State Universities, Student Financial Aid, Test Coaching, Universities
Educational Communications, Inc., 72l N. McKinley Rd., Lake Forest, IL 60045 (1-9 copies, $1.50 each; 10-99 copies, $1.25 each; 100 or more copies, $1.00 each).
Publication Type: Collected Works - General; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Students; Counselors; Parents; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Who's Who among American High School Students, Northbrook, IL.
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