Books & Resources

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Guide Books

  • The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2006 - Edward B. Fiske
  • The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, 2006 - Yale Daily News Staff
  • The Best 345 Colleges, 2006- Robert Franek (Editor), The Princeton Review
  • The Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges - Barron's Educational Series
  • Colleges That Change Lives: Forty Schools You Should Know About Even If You're Not a Straight A Student - Loren Pope
  • The Hidden Ivies: Thirty Colleges of Excellence - Howard Greene & Matthew W. Greene
  • Looking Beyond the Ivy League: Finding the College That's Right for You - Loren Pope

College Application Process

  • The College Admissions Mystique - Bill Mayher
  • Getting In: Inside the College Admissions Process - William Henry Paul, Bill Paul
  • College Admissions Trade Secrets: A Top Private College Counselor Reveals the Secrets, Lies and Tricks of the College Admissions Process - Andrew Allen
  • Admissions Confidential: An Insiders Account of the Elite College Selection Process - Rachel Toor
  • Winning the Heart of the College Admissions Dean: An Expert's Advice for Getting into College - Joyce Slayton
  • Making It Into a Top College: Ten Steps to Gaining Admission to Selective Colleges and Universities - Howard Greene and Matthew W. Greene
  • Inside the Top Colleges: Realities of Life and Learning in America's Elite Colleges - Matthew Greene and Howard R. Greene
  • Presenting Yourself Successfully to Colleges - Howard R. Greene and Matthew W. Greene
  • On Writing the College Application Essay - Harry Bauld

Books Specifically for Parents

  • Letting Go: A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years - Karen Levin Coburn & Madge Lawrence Treeger
  • Parent's Guide to College Admissions - Marjorie Nieuwenhuis
  • The Panicked Parents' Guide to College Admissions - Sally Rubenstone and Sidonia Dalby
  • All Loves Excelling - Josiah Bunting III