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21) Finish What You Start: The Art of Following Through, Taking Action, Executing, & Self-Discipline
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Practical tactics to grow your willpower, stop procrastination, focus like a laser, and achieve whatever you set your mind to.
Following through and finishing what you start- more valuable skills than you realize. They are a combination of traits that enables you to create the life you want - without having to compromise or wait. The alternative is a status quo that you're stuck in.
Is your life a series of unfinished tasks and intentions? That...
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ADMISSIONS SECRETS COLLEGES DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT ... and incredibly confusing. You have probably heard countless 'facts' as to what works, what colleges want to see, and how to get into competitive colleges. Don't believe the hype! Following the wrong college application myths can cost you time, money, and most important, the chance to get accepted into the school of your dreams. MYTH: Colleges...
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Does the college application process overwhelm you? Are you unsure about the topic for your main essay or what part of your experience is most compelling? How about which school is the right fit, or how you are going to pay for college?
Imagine following eleven students' journeys in-depth, getting into their heads when they made a decision about which extracurricular activities to pursue, which schools to apply to, and which topics to choose for...
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Maximize your college experience. Follow the track that costs less and pays more. Whether you're looking to transfer to a four-year school or you want an edge in the job market, community college could be your key to success. The question is: How can you make community college work to your advantage? The Community College Advantage: Your Guide to a Low-Cost, High-Reward College Experience is the first community college strategy guide focused on maximizing...
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Are you thinking about applying for college?
Do you need to write a scholarship essay as part of the process?
Do you need help to frame it in exactly the right way?
Applying for a scholarship can be frustrating and complex and when it comes to writing an essay as part of your application, it can often mean the difference between success and failure. So how do you get around it and produce a scholarship or college essay that will make you a winner...
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Featuring an in-depth interview with the Director of Admissions at Tuck School of Business, ranked #1 by the Wall Street Journal.
Written for students about to embark on this two-year odyssey, by students who have successfully survived business school, Business School Confidential provides a comprehensive, blow-by-blow chronological account of the complete MBA experience. Miller and Loucks have assembled a panel of recent MBA graduates from across...
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Getting into a college can be the most stressful ordeal a student can face, with endless planning, test-taking, competition, the torturous wait for an answer. . . .
Now six undergraduates at Harvard reveal the secrets they learned while applying to the country's top colleges. With wit and common sense, they share tips you won't get from college counselors--because these students have actually faced the process themselves . . . and beaten it!
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What does the admissions office at the most selective university in the world REALLY look for in an applicant?
That's the question all our contributors answered. Each of our contributors filed FERPA requests, and copied down the numerical scores and comments Stanford wrote on their applications. For the first time ever, Stanford undergrads bring their essays, and those comments, out for future applicants to see. We've compiled together a vast array...
29) College Entrance Game Plan: Your Comprehensive Guide To Collecting, Organizing, and Funding College
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This handy workbook is your One-Stop-Shop for all your College Planning needs. By using our years of experience working with students and parents, we have simplified the process by taking away what is often long, confusing and complicated. This book is designed to provide you with an easy-to-follow system: collecting, organizing, and keeping you on track with objective insights throughout every step of the college prep process.
Featuring checklists,...
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Looking for Exam Help with your ACT Vocabulary studies? Study Blast Books brings you a blast of knowledge you can use to help you understand and pass the ACT Exam!!
So what is a Study Blast?
A "Study Blast" is a book of facts and items listed out for you to read, learn and memorize before taking a test. What can you do with the book? Try making flashcards from the items that give you difficulty. Read through before taking a practice test. Review...
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A Message to Black College Students is, a book that addresses Black college students' role in overall black progression, as well as some of our habits that hinder it. Habits such as individualism, a distorted view of success, and a flawed definition of Black Excellence... to name a few. Using historical context, personal experience, and data/statistics I've painted a picture of how we got to this point and what, we can do to move forward.
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Looking for Exam Help with your SAT Math studies? Study Blast Books brings you a blast of knowledge you can use to help you understand and pass the SAT Exam!!
So what is a Study Blast?
A "Study Blast" is a book of facts and items listed out for you to read, learn, and memorize before taking a test. What can you do with the book? Try making flashcards from the items that give you difficulty. Read through before taking a practice test. Review after...
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A former Ivy League admissions officer, Joie Jager-Hyman follows five bright and eager high schoolers-students from diverse ethnic, social, and financial backgrounds-as they each put their best foot forward on the road they hope will lead them to the hallowed halls of Harvard University.
At once a remarkable true story of dedication, achievement, and heartbreak and a guide for success in an ultra-competitive environment, this important work deserves...
34) Preparado Para El Éxito: Lo Que Todo Padre Debe Saber Sobre El Proceso De Admisión Universitaria
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La universidad es un momento emocionante en la vida de cualquier joven. Sin embargo, llegar allí requiere mucho más que la simple búsqueda de becas. El proceso de admisión requiere completar una serie de pasos antes de primer año de mudanza, incluyendo: La identificación de las Escuelas y Majors Completando Admisiones Aplicaciones Preparar y presentar las pruebas estándar Entendimiento y Buscando Ayuda Financiera Cómo llenar la FAFSA Post-Decision...
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According to the most recent report done by The College Board Annual Survey of Colleges, the average rate of tuition at four-year public universities is $19,548, and even more shocking, the average four-year tuition rate for private colleges is $43,921. Tuition costs, of course, are just the beginning. However, there is good news: There is more financial aid available than ever before, and despite all of these college cost increases, a college education...
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Get Accepted To The College That's Right For You Everyone has their own idea of the perfect college. The Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College is the only admissions guide that starts with an in-depth assessment of your priorities, then takes you step-by-step through the process of applying to the schools you actually want to get into. New sixth edition is fully updated with information on standardized testing, financial aid, online applications,...
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ARE YOU STRESSED OUT AND TESTED OUT?
ARE YOU LOOKING TO APPROACH COLLEGE ADMISSIONS IN AN HONEST AND MINDFUL WAY?
Discover what over 100,000 engaged r/ApplyingToCollege subscribers are learning as they discuss a fresh approach to college admissions. With Hey AdmissionsMom: Real Talk from Reddit, Carolyn and the community from the subreddit, r/ApplyingToCollege, give you a place to stop trying to figure out what your top schools want in you and instead...
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An insider's college admissions guide that teaches students to identify and harness their unique passions, stand out from the crowd, and achieve their dreams.
Dr. Aviva Legatt has spent her career in higher education as a professor, counselor, and admissions officer in the Ivy League, and she wants to let students in on a secret: admissions offices are sick of seeing the same cookie-cutter applications. What were once considered best practices for...
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Do you want to write a great application essay? One that admissions officers will love? This is the book for you.
Written by an expert with over thirty years of experience in the college admissions world, this book offers time-tested advice to students stressing out about their application essays. Follow these ten tips, and you'll create a terrific essay -- without going crazy in the process.
Nancy Donehower, Ph.D. has a unique perspective...
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"SAT Prep Flashcard Workbook 6: VOCABULARY WORD ROOTS" A unique collection of 380 essential Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, each with up to ten derivative word examples and definitions. Interpret new words without a dictionary. You'll view language from an entirely new perspective, and raise your SAT test score too! "EXAMBUSTERS SAT Prep Workbooks" provide comprehensive, fundamental SAT review--one fact at a time--to prepare students to take practice...
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