| Description |
xxvi, 244 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-244). |
| Contents |
The first day of the rest of your life -- Who am I? -- BWRK -- "When everybody is special, nobody is special" -- "You're lost before you've started" -- Playing school -- The admissions industrial complex -- "Is donating blood an extracurricular?" -- Regular kids from the suburbs -- Parenting the parents -- Strategizing -- The GPA game -- "We're looking for the X factor" -- Essay therapy -- "My whole life is in that folder" -- Accepted -- Shopping for Riana -- "I'm kicking it up" -- "Columbia didn't reject me, I rejected Columbia" -- Kerplunking -- "She would've been a slam dunk" -- Apped-out -- It takes a village to write an essay -- The $250,000 question -- "It's about growing up" -- The month of indecision -- "It's about the kids" -- College student. |
| Subject |
College choice -- United States.
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Educational counseling -- New York (State) -- North Shore (Long Island)
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Smith, Gwyeth.
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Student counselors -- New York (State) -- North Shore (Long Island) -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9781594202148 |
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1594202141 |
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