Maria Carla Chicuen

Achieve the College Dream

You Don't Need to Be Rich to Attend a Top School

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Produktbeschreibung

Achieve the College Dream: You Don't Need to be Rich to Attend a Top Schoolis the sort of guide that does more than offer step-by-step instructions about how to pique admission officers' interest, how to pursue a rigorous curriculum and how to explore extracurricular activities that don't empty out the bank account. Maria Carla Chicuen has written a guidebook to inspire other students to reach for the stars. Achieve the College Dream provides an inspirational message from someone who has been there, done that and wants to inspire - nay, convince - others it can be done.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 273g
• ISBN-13: 9780810894938
• ISBN-10: 0810894939
• Artikelnr.: 49445064

Autorenporträt

María Carla Chicuén is an education advocate with over ten years of experience at renowned organizations such as ACT, Harvard University, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, Minerva Schools and Miami Dade College. After a challenging high school journey as a recent immigrant from Cuba, María Carla won admission to five Ivy League schools and ultimately decided to attend Harvard after securing over $200,000 in financial aid. These early experiences fueled her deep passion towards higher education access, dedicating special efforts to encourage achievement among minority and low-income youth in the United States and Latin America.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Trust Me: It's Possible
Glossary: Key Terms to Navigate This Book and the College Applications
Chapter 1: A College Education: The Path to Prosperity and Opportunity
Going to College vs. Getting a Job
The Importance of College vs. Graduate School
Chapter 2: Selective Colleges: A Most Affordable Option for Low-Income
Students
The Policies that Make Top Colleges AffordableWhy Harvard Might Be a
Student's Cheapest Option
Chapter 3: The Meaning of High Achievement: What Admission Officers are
Looking ForThe "Holistic" Application ReviewAcademic SkillsExtracurricular
ParticipationCharacter
Chapter 4: Meeting the Academic Admission Requirements at No CostChoosing
the Best Possible High SchoolPursuing a Rigorous CurriculumPreparing for
Standardized TestingThe Role of Parents
Chapter 5: How to Succeed in Extracurriculars Without Spending MoneyFind
What You LoveExplore Opportunities at SchoolExplore Opportunities Outside
of SchoolScaling Your Initiative
Chapter 6: Finding Accessible College Counselors: The Expert and the Role
ModelFinding a College Counseling ExpertFinding a Role ModelMy Essential
College CounselorsChapter 7: How to Choose Target Colleges in Three
StepsThe "Right" Number of Target CollegesLikelihood of AdmissionCritical
CharacteristicsStrategies to Explore Colleges
Chapter 8: Applying for College Admission: What it Takes and How to Do It
for FreeApplication RequirementsMain Application FormsUniversity
SupplementsStandardized Test ScoresWhat Do the ACT and SAT Test?What Are
the SAT Subject Tests?When Should Students Take Standardized Exams?How to
Report Standardized Test Scores to CollegesEssaysSupplemental
MaterialsRecommendation LettersSchool ReportsResume or Curriculum
VitaeApplication FeesApplication TimelineChapter 9: Securing Financial Aid
to Pay for CollegeFinancial Aid From UniversitiesScholarships From External
Organizations
Chapter 10: Accepting an Offer: The Last Step in the College Application
Process
Appendix: Convinced It's Possible? College Preparation Timelines and
ResourcesEpilogue: An Open Letter to the Dreamers
Glossary
About the Author