Provides information on each step of the college admissions process, including selecting a college, writing application essays, handling college interviews, and financial aid.

"Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded by test prep, tutors, all sorts of stratagems, all kinds of rankings, and a conviction among too many young people that their futures will be determined and their worth established by which schools say yes and which say no. That belief is wrong. It's cruel. And in WHERE YOU GO IS NOT WHO YOU'LL BE, Frank Bruni explains...

"The Enlightened College Applicant presents a no-nonsense account of how students should approach the college search and admissions process"-- Provided by publisher.

Helps parents guide their children toward college and occupation choices relevant to today's economy, without micromanaging or hounding.

The author recounts his haphazard experiences of helping his son get into college, an effort marked by quantities of self-help books, contradictory counselor advice, and steep costs.

"In-depth profiles & ranking lists to help find the right college for you based on feedback from 143,000 students" - Cover, p. [1].