Recommended Resources

Written By Calli Christenson

Resource Page for the College Admission Process

BOOKS:

Guidance for choosing colleges

  • Antonoff, Steven R. College Match: A Blueprint for Choosing the Best School for You. EDUconsultingMedia, 2021. (17th ed.).

  • College Atlas and Planner, 2020. Available from www.collegexpress.com/store.

  • Greene, Howard and Matthew. The Hidden Ivies, 3rd Edition: 63 of America’s Top Liberal Arts and Universities. Collins Reference, 2016 (a subjective guide).

  • Loveland, Elaina. Creative Colleges: Finding the Best Programs for Student Actors, Artists, Designers, Dancers, Musicians, Writers, and More. Sourcebooks, 2017. 5th edition.

  • Pope, Loren and Hilary Masell Oswald. Colleges That Change Lives. Revised Edition. Penguin Books, 2012.

  • Fiske, Edward B. The Fiske Guide to Colleges. Sourcebooks. Published every year. (a subjective guide)

  • The Princeton Review. The Best 387 Colleges: In-Depth Profiles & Ranking Lists to Help Find the Right Colleges for You. Published every year. (a subjective guide)

The College Application Process

  • Sawyer, Ethan. College Admission Essentials: A Step-By-Step Guide to Showing Colleges Who You Are and What Matters to You. Sourcebooks, 2020.

  • Sawyer, Ethan. College Essay Essentials: A Step-By-Step Guide to Writing a Successful College Admissions Essay. Sourcebooks, 2016.

  • Selingo, Jeffrey. Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions. Scribner, 2020.

Self-Knowledge and Careers

  • Tieger, Paul and Barbara Barron. Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type. 6th edition. Boston: Little, Brown Spark, 2021.

Financial Aid

  • Princeton Review. Paying for College: Everything You Need to Maximize Financial Aid and Afford College. (published annually)

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Calli Christenson
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