Resources

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)

Websites

“Lastly I do want to say that every interaction that Z had with you and the feedback that you’ve given on schools and your follow up questions have really impressed him, and he’s just so glad that he’s able to work with you”