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FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

SECTION ONE CHOOSING—How to Choose the Right College for You

CHAPTER ONE: Where to Find Colleges That Welcome B Students

We Really Do Want You (Or, Why Colleges Love B Students …)

Looking Outside the Box

Don’t Overlook Community College

Community College Facts

Go, Team, Go!

What to Look for in a College

A College Whose Door Is Always Open

Where to Find Out More about Colleges

Visit Colleges Sooner Rather than Later

Don’t Get Caught Up in the Frenzy

The Sky’s the Limit

College Score Sheet

CHAPTER TWO: It’s Never Too Late: Take the Necessary Steps to Make a Change for the Better Right Now

(1) Improve your grades ASAP.

(2) Reorganize your priority list.

(3) Use your summers wisely.

(4) Start on that college essay NOW.

(5) Get to know your guidance counselor.

(6) Shed the fluff and take advanced placement, honors or college prep courses.

(7) Get passionately involved in your community.

(8) Get a coach, tutor, mentor and/or study buddy.

The Top Five Facts about Learning Disabilities

(9) Make sure you aren’t working “around” an undiagnosed learning disability

(10) Take classes at your local junior college.

SECTION TWO GETTING IN—Beyond the Basic Application Form: Explaining Weaknesses and Building on Strengths

CHAPTER THREE: GPAs, SATs and ACTs, Oh My!

Meet the New Tests

Tips for Getting a Higher Score

Taking the Credit; Taking the Blame

How Will My SAT Essay Be Graded?

Include a Resume to Highlight What You Have Accomplished

A Word About Test Anxiety

CHAPTER FOUR: Winning in Writing: The All-Important College Essay

Typical Essay Questions

Essay Mistakes to Avoid from the Get Go

This is Your Chance!

Putting Words on Paper

What If I’m Not a Writer?

Let Me Explain …

Out of Your Hands

Winning in Admission—With Someone Else’s Words

CHAPTER FIVE: Winning in Words: The Also-Important College Interview

Don’t Just Talk About You Your

Interview Homework

The Moment of Truth

SECTION THREE PAYING—B Students Can Win Scholarships Too

CHAPTER SIX: B Students Can Win Scholarships Too

Students who show genuine financial need

Students with a disability or illness

Students with specific majors

Students who show leadership

Students with particular religious backgrounds

Students with superior athletic ability

Students with a specific ethnic background

Students with hobbies

Where to Find Scholarships

Students with parents who have generous employers

Where to Find Scholarships

Where Not to Find Scholarships

Setting Your Priorities

Scholarship Essays

SECTION FOUR THE COLLEGES: A Guide to the Colleges that Welcome B Students

COLLEGE DIRECTORY: A Guide to the Colleges that Welcome B Students

How These Colleges Were Chosen