Lists of Bests: LifesComplexity's "College Admission Books I Must Read" http://www.listsofbests.com/list/31533 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:43:16 GMT en-us 0 50 60 50 0 A Is for Admission: The Insider's Guide to Getting into the Ivy League and Other Top Colleges http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/112520 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/112520"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0446674060.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1134511152_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michele A. Hern?ndez</div> The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges -- and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/979844 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/979844"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1400097967.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Daniel Golden</div> Admission Matters: What Students and Parents Need to Know About Getting Into College (Jossey Bass Education Series) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/745958 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/745958"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0787979678.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1129152608_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Sally P. Springer</div> The College Admissions Mystique http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/745957 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/745957"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0374525137.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1113625163_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Bill Mayher</div> The Early Admissions Game: Joining the Elite http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/745956 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/745956"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0674016203.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1102566253_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Christopher Avery</div> Looking Beyond the Ivy League: Finding the College That's Right for You; Revised Edition http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/112519 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/112519"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0140239529.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Loren Pope</div> Untangling the Ivy League (College Prowler: Untangling the Ivy League) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/112521 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/112521"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1596585005.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Marc Zawel</div> What It Really Takes to Get Into Ivy League and Other Highly Selective Colleges http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/94838 <div id="position">8</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/94838"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/007141259X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Chuck Hughes</div> Students' Guide to Colleges: The Definitive Guide to America's Top 100 SchoolsWritten by the Real Experts--the Students Who Attend Them http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776169 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776169"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000OFOJ1C.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V42556862_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jordan Goldman</div> College Student's Guide to Merit and Other No-Need Funding, 2005-2007 (College Student's Guide to Merit and Other No Need Funding) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776170 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776170"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1588411028.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by R. David Weber</div> America's Best Colleges for B Students: A College Guide for Students without Straight A's http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1056703 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1056703"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1932662065.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Tamra B. Orr</div> Getting Through College without Going Broke: A crash course on finding money for college and making it last (Students Helping Students) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/724436 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/724436"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0735203938.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Students Helping Students</div> What Every College Student Should Know: How to Find the Best Teachers and Learn the Most from Them http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776171 <div id="position">13</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776171"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0813530660.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V45170493_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ernie Lepore</div> Student Success in College : Creating Conditions That Matter http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/577631 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/577631"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0787979147.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by George D. Kuh</div> The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, 2008: 34th Edition (Insider's Guide to the Colleges) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776172 <div id="position">15</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776172"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0312366892.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V42794500_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Yale Daily News Staff</div> Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/965919 <div id="position">16</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/965919"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/067401359X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Richard J. Light</div> The Unofficial, Unbiased Guide to the 328 Most Interesting Colleges 2004 : A Trent and Seppy Guide http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/438209 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/438209"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0743241452.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Kaplan</div> Guide to Most Competitive Colleges: Detailed and up-to-date profiles of more than 65 of the most academically demanding colleges in America (Barron's Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776173 <div id="position">18</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776173"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0764131974.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V46001825_.jpg" /></a></div> A Girl's Guide to College: Making the Most of the Best Four Years of Your Life http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1545757 <div id="position">19</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1545757"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1587860120.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Traci Maynigo</div> Greenes' Guides to Educational Planning: The Hidden Ivies: Thirty Colleges of Excellence (Greenes' Guides to Educational Planning) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/112522 <div id="position">20</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/112522"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060953624.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056414554_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Howard Greene</div> Acing the College Application : How to Maximize Your Chances for Admission to the College of Your Choice http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/745954 <div id="position">21</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/745954"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/034545409X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michele Hernandez</div> 50 Successful Harvard Application Essays: What Worked for Them Can Help You Get into the College of Your Choice, 2nd Edition http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/195159 <div id="position">22</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/195159"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0312343760.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div> On Writing the College Application Essay: The Key to Acceptance and the College of your Choice http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/759291 <div id="position">23</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/759291"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0064637220.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1122531970_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Harry Bauld</div> McGraw-Hill's Writing an Outstanding College Application Essay http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/222114 <div id="position">24</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Estelle Rankin</div> Writing a Successful College Application Essay http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1570092 <div id="position">25</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1570092"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0764114271.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by George Ehrenhaft</div> The College Application Essay: Guidelines for Writing Unique Essays, Plus... (The College Application Essay) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776180 <div id="position">26</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776180"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/015KR32JF3L.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Sarah Myers McGinty</div> Peterson's Writing a Winning College Application Essay http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1763995 <div id="position">27</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1763995"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1560796014.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056517468_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Wilma Davidson</div> How They Got into Harvard: 50 Successful Applicants Share 8 Key Strategies for Getting into the College of Your Choice http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1453502 <div id="position">28</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1453502"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0312343752.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div> The Truth About Getting In: If You're Getting Ready for the College AdmissionsProcess, Get the Facts http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776181 <div id="position">29</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776181"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0786888490.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V45558031_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Katherine Cohen</div> 100 Successful College Application Essays (Second Edition) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/759296 <div id="position">30</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/759296"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0451207130.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Harvard Independent</div> College Admissions Trade Secrets: A Top Private College Counselor Reveals the Secrets, Lies, and Tricks of the College Admissions Process http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/315161 <div id="position">31</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/315161"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/059519897X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1114041863_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Andrew Allen</div> How to Get Into the Top Colleges http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776522 <div id="position">32</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776522"><img src="http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/114SDH5DYSL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Richard Montauk</div> The Best Guide to the Top Colleges: How to Get into the Ivy's or Nearly Ivy's http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776523 <div id="position">33</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Joyce Slayton Mitchell</div> Accepted! 50 Successful College Admission Essays http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1745622 <div id="position">34</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1745622"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1932662073.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gen Tanabe</div> The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3618 <div id="position">35</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3618"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0142003085.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1138676366_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jacques Steinberg</div> What Colleges Don't Tell You (And Other Parents Don't Want You to Know): 272 Secrets for Getting Your Kid into the Top Schools http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1732998 <div id="position">36</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1732998"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1594630313.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Elizabeth Wissner-Gross</div> What High Schools Don't Tell You: 300+ Secrets to Make Your Kid Irresistible to Colleges by Senior Year http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776807 <div id="position">37</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776807"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1594630372.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V24515324_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Elizabeth Wissner-Gross</div> College Success Your Way: What Your Professors Won't Tell You and Your Friends Don't Know: Your Guide to the Easiest Path to Success in College http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776808 <div id="position">38</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Crystal Jonas Bevans</div> Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/492420 <div id="position">39</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/492420"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0143037366.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Loren Pope</div> How to Go to College Almost for Free http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1693813 <div id="position">40</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1693813"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060937653.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ben Kaplan</div> What the Best College Teachers Do http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/18324 <div id="position">41</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/18324"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0674013255.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ken Bain</div> The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, 2007: 33nd Edition (Insider's Guide to the Colleges) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1498809 <div id="position">42</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1498809"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/031234158X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Yale Daily News Staff</div> Sallie Mae How to Pay for College: A Practical Guide for Families http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/384995 <div id="position">43</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/384995"><img src="http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/1932662049.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V36074550_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gen Tanabe</div> How to Pay for a College Education* Without Going Broke: *Or Any Education http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776852 <div id="position">44</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Richard W. Lewis</div> How to Pay for College with Money Left to Retire: Includes Section to Students-Why College Is Important and Hints to Survive Your First Year in College http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776853 <div id="position">45</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776853"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/11TKB83W9KL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Scott L. Kramer</div> The Price of Admission: Rethinking How Americans Pay for College http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776854 <div id="position">46</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776854"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/01DYBDVBN5L.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Thomas J. Kane</div> How to Get Your Kid into the Right College - and How to Pay for It http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776855 <div id="position">47</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2776855"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/11BNTDCN7AL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Business Week Staff</div> Don't Worry, You'll Get In: 100 Winning Tips for Stress-Free College Admissions http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/758768 <div id="position">48</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/758768"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1569243670.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Mimi Doe</div> Rock Hard Apps: How To Write A Killer College Application http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1877272 <div id="position">49</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1877272"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0786868627.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Katherine Cohen</div> Getting in: Inside the College Admissions Process http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/380261 <div id="position">50</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/380261"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0201154919.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V42097472_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Bill Paul</div>