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Margolin, Judith B. – 1989
This guide, designed for college-bound students and parents but also useful to counselors and other practitioners, provides information and a variety of practical strategies for anticipating, evaluating, and meeting college costs. An introductory section discusses the reality of college costs and the family's role in general terms. The next…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Choice, Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. Coll. Scholarship Service. – 1986
Information on 3,107 postsecondary institutions is provided to help students make informed college choices. A total of 1,157 of the colleges are members of the College Board. In addition to general information about the college, attention is directed to the curriculum, admissions, student life, annual expenses, financial aid, and where to write or…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Applicants, College Choice, College Curriculum
Download full textBerger, Sandra L. – 1998
This guide offers information on undertaking a comprehensive, well-organized, programmatic approach to college planning. "The College Search: Defining the Problem" provides an overview of college-planning problems and offers solutions. A comprehensive, systematic 6-year timeline is included. "Planning for Gifted Students: What Makes Them…
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, College Admission, College Applicants, College Bound Students
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Office of the Regents. – 1976
The New York State program of student financial assistance is broad and comprehensive, comprising an extensive network of low-tuition public colleges, scholarships for outstanding high school graduates, tuition assistance grants for use at public and independent colleges, and guaranteed loans to college students. The present scholarship and…
Descriptors: College Choice, Educational Finance, Enrollment, Financial Support
Hecht, Miriam; Traub, Lillian – 1982
A handbook for the adult student returning to college is presented. Attention is directed to the pros and cons of reentry; how to choose a program; options for financing an education; admissions applications; maximizing preentry credits; colleges, credits, and degrees; coping with academic demands such as exam-taking; and achieving a balance…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Students, College Admission
Hegener, Karen C., Ed. – 1981
Data gathered from nearly 95 percent of America's higher education institutions report on unusual characteristics, innovative programs, and other features of the colleges for the year of 1979 unless specified as fall 1980. All information is given in list form. The word "colleges" is used to mean all undergraduate degree-granting institutions.…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Campuses, College Admission, College Choice
Goldfarb, Sally F., Comp. – 1982
More than 80 law schools are discussed by students attending them. Emphasis is on whether to attend, choice of institution, admissions chances, and financing a legal education. Chapter 1, "Is Law School for You?" discusses jobs, money, status, the service aspect of law, the content of a law degree, examining options other than law school, and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Choice, Eligibility
