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SECTION ONECHOOSING—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 …)
Don’t Overlook Community 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
CHAPTER TWO: It’s Never Too Late: Take the Necessary Steps to Make a Change for the Better Right Now
(2) Reorganize your priority list.
(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.
CHAPTER THREE: GPAs, SATs and ACTs, Oh My!
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
CHAPTER FOUR: Winning in Writing: The All-Important College Essay
Essay Mistakes to Avoid from the Get Go
Winning in Admission—With Someone Else’s Words
CHAPTER FIVE: Winning in Words: The Also-Important College Interview
SECTION THREEPAYING—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 particular religious backgrounds
Students with superior athletic ability
Students with a specific ethnic background
Students with parents who have generous employers
Where Not to Find Scholarships
SECTION FOURTHE COLLEGES: A Guide to the Colleges that Welcome B Students
COLLEGE DIRECTORY: A Guide to the Colleges that Welcome B Students
