
Recommended Resources for Students and Parents
​​Websites:​
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https://apply.jhu.edu/college-planning-guide/essays-that-worked
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https://www.hamilton.edu/admission/apply/college-essays-that-worked
Books:
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Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania by Frank Bruni
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Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions by Jeff Selingo
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The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College by Jacques Steinberg
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​Paying for College, 2025: Everything You Need to Maximize Financial Aid and Afford College by The Princeton Review
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Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges by Loren Pope
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Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College by Becky Munsterer Sabky
Videos:
College Admissions: Inside the Decision Room
Dream School: A Journey to Higher Ed
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