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College Search Resources

The list of resources pertaining to college searches keeps growing, especially on the Internet. Some sites and reference books are more helpful than others, and this list is not all inclusive. The following list does provide some key resources to explore for general and specific college information, financial aid information and/or applications on line. Generally, RHS students use the Peterson Guide online to access most of the information they need.

Books

Adler, Joe Anne, 100 Colleges Where Average Students Can Excel

Avery, Christopher, The Early Admissions Game: Joining the Elite

Bauld, Harry, On Writing the College Application Essay: The Key to Acceptance at the College of Your Choice

Fiske, Edward B., The Fisk Guide to Colleges

Greene, Howard & Mathew, Greene's Guide to Educational Planning: The Public Ivies

Harvard Independent, 100 Successful College Application Essays

Hernandez, Michele A., A is for Admission

Kaplan, The Unofficial, Unbiased Guide to the 328 Most Interesting Colleges

Kasbar & Curry, Essays that Worked: 50 Essays from Successful Applications to the Nation's Top Colleges

Mathews, Jay, Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That is Best for You

Mayher, Bill, The College Admissions Mystique

Peterson, Peterson's Four Year Colleges

Steinberg, Jacques, The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College

Yale Daily News, Insider's Guide to the Colleges

 

Web Sites

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