Recommended Reading

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• Books:

  A Guide to College Choices for the Performing and Visual Arts by Kavin Buck and Ed Schoenberg
  

  Acceptance by David L. Marcus
  

  Admissions Confidential by Rachel Toor
  

  College Prep for Musicians: A Comprehensive Guide for Students, Parents, Teachers, and Counselors by Annie Bosler, Don Greene, and Kathleen Tesar

  Colleges That Change Lives by Loren Pope
  

  Crazy U by Andrew Ferguson
  

  Creative Colleges: A Guide for Student Actors, Artists, Dancers, Musicians, and Writers by Elaina Loveland
  

  Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education by Nathan D. Grawe
  

  Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman
  

  Enough As She Is: How to Help Girls Move Beyond Impossible Standards of Success to Live Healthy, Happy, and Fulfilling Lives by Rachel Simmons
  

  Fiske Guide to Colleges 2020 by Edward Fiske
  

  How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success by Julie Lythcott-Haims
  

  Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen
  

  Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
  

  The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are by Alan Watts
  

  The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
  

  The College Admissions Mystique by Bill Mayher
  

  The Gatekeepers by Jacques Steinber
  

  The New Rules of College Admissions by Stephen Kramer and Michael London
  

  The Privileged Poor by Anthony Abraham Jack
  

  The Stressed Years of Their Lives: Helping Your Kid Survive and Thrive During Their College Years by Janet Hibbs and Anthony Rostain
  

  The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults by Frances E. Jensen and Amy Ellis Nutt
  

  What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen by Kate Fagan
  

  Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be by Frank Bruni

• Articles & Reports:

  5 Common College Application Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Chances With Admissions Officers by Christopher Rim

  9 Worthwhile Scholarship Website And Search Engines by Zina Kimok and Alicia Hahn

  13 Questions to Ask a College Coach
  
  

  A Different Kind of College Prep by Challenge Success
  
  

  A Different Way to Think About Student Success by Anne Helen Petersen

  A 'Fit' Over Rankings: Why College Engagement Matters More Than Selectivity  Challenge Success

  A Guide to Gender Identity Terms by Laurel Wamsley

  A Syllabus for College Transition by Brennan Barnard

  Admissions to the Major by Scott Jaschik

  Advice from a Formerly Lonely College Student by Emery Bergmann
  
  After a College Applicant Hits "Send" by Kelly Corrigan

  Are Standardized Tests Racist, or Are They Anti-racist? by Neil Lewis Jr.

  Are You Putting Too Much Pressure on Your Child During the College Admission Process? Red Flags for Parents

  
  

  Ask Sahaj: I am filled with anxiety about my son’s college application process by Sahaj Kaur Kohli

  Avoid These Big College Application Mistakes by Courtney Rubin and Cole Claybourn

  Be A College Admission Data Scientist by Brennan Barnard

  Bird-dogging Your College Admission Visit by Brennan Barnard
  
  

  Butterflies in Flight: Parenting and Metamorphosis in the College Process by Lauren Watson

  Can Your College Admissions Offer Be Revoked? by Cole Claybourn

  The Case for the Self-Driven Child by Gareth Cook

  The College Admission Double Standard by Brennan Barnard

  College Admissions Zombies: Ideas That Need to Die

  
  

  College Application Tips for High School Seniors from a College Freshman by Adam Katcher

  College Essay Prompts Get Absurd. 'So Where Is Waldo, Really?' by Isabelle Sarraf

  College mental health centers are swamped. Here’s what parents can do. by Elizabeth Chang

  Colleges that ditched test scores for admissions find it’s harder to be fair in choosing students by Jill Barshay
  
  

  Colleges Want to Know More About You and Your ‘Identity’ by Anemona Hartocollis and Colbi Edmonds

  Dealing With College Admission Disappointment by Brennan Barnard
  
  

  Debunking the Top 5 Myths Surrounding College Admissions by Samuel Teoh

  Does Calculus Count Too Much in Admissions? by Scott Jaschik

  Driven (Away) by Hate? by Greta Anderson
  
  

  Early Decision Continues to Attract Students by Scott Jaschik

  Ethical College Admissions: A Shortcut by Jim Jump

  Ethical College Admissions – Does ‘U.S. News’ Trust, but Not Verify? by Jim Jump
  
  

  Ethical College Admissions: ‘I Am Not a Robot’ by Jim Jump

  Ethical College Admissions – Would Lottery Admissions Work? by Jim Jump
  
  

  The Extra Mile: How Extracurricular Activities Impact College Admissions by Maggie Roth

  Gender Advantages in College Admission
  
  

  Getting into college was the easy part.  Staying there is becoming harder than ever, experts say by Valerie Strauss

  Handling College Admission Decisions: A Sidecar Parent’s Guide by Brennan Barnard

  Have fun at college, freshmen, but read this first by Jeffrey Selingo

  High schoolers and counselors discuss applying to college in the age of race-blind admissions by Molly Reinmann

  How a Gap Year Prepares Students for College by Cole Claybourn

  How Colleges Choose Which Students to Admit by Cole Claybourn
  
  

  How Data is Changing the College Experience by Beth DeCarbo
  
  

  How Do I Pay For College? by The New York Times

  How Often Do You Text Your Friends Just to Say ‘Hi’? by Natalie Proulx

  How parents can help kids through the college test-prep frenzy by Ned Johnson
  
  

  How To Be an Ethical Parent in the College Admissions Process
  
  

  How to Deal With A Deferral Or Denial Of Admission To College: Change Priorities by Brennan Barnard

  
  

  How to Fight Senioritis and Get to Graduation by Anayat Durrani
  
  How to Help Teenagers Stay Motivated at School by Lisa Damour
  
  

  How to Navigate College Admissions With a Learning Disability by Cole Claybourn

   

  How to Raise an Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims
  
  

  How to Support Your Child Applying for College (Admissions Podcast in Chinese)
  
  

  The Human Side of College Admission by Brennan Barnard
  
  

  List-Making and Loving the Child You Have by Beth Slattery

  
  

  The Mad, Mad World of Niche Sports Among Ivy League-Obsessed Parents by Pelle Cass
  
  

  Mental Health Is the Top Student Stressor by Johanna Alonso
  
  

  The Misguided War on Test Optional by Akil Bello

  Neurodiversity in College by TCC

  Questions to Ask Coaches: College Athletic Recruiting
  
  

  Questions to Ask Your High School Counselor When Applying to College by Cole Claybourn
  
  

  Parenting the Disappointed College Applicant by Brennan Barnard
  
  

  The Particular Misery of College-Admissions Tiktok by Jay Caspian Kang

  Perceptions of Affordability by Elizabeth Redden

  Ratings and Gender Bias Over Time by Colleen Flaherty
  

  The Reckless Rankings Game by Akil Bello

  The Right Way to Choose a College by Denise Pope

  Shedding Daylight On Control In College Admission by Brennan Barnard

  Six Common College Admissions Myths by Stacey Colino
  
  

  Six Easy Ways to Earn MVP on Turkey Day by Bartley Side
  
  

  Study of Elite College Admissions Data Suggests Being Very Rich Is Its Own Qualification by Aatish Bhatia, Claire Cain Miller and Josh Katz
  
  

  Supplementing Your College Application: Essay Advice From College Admission Leaders by Brennan Barnard

  Support Your Teen During the Final Stretch of the College Admissions Process by Challenge Success

  
  

  The Surprisingly Profound Power of Thank-You Notes by Abdullah Shihipar

  Taking on ‘U.S. News’? By Catharine Hill
  
  

  Testing executives, including College Board, talk future of admissions exams by Jeremy Bauer-Wolf

  ‘There Was Definitely a Thumb on the Scale to Get Boys’ by Susan Dominus
  
  

  To Get Into the Ivy League, ‘Extraordinary’ Isn’t Always Enough These Days by Douglas Belkin
  
  

  The Too Long; Didn’t Read Guide to College Admission by Brennan Barnard

  The Top U.S. Colleges With the Greatest Economic Diversity by David Leonhardt and Ashley Wu

  Transition to College – Parent Reads & Resources

  Understanding Financial Aid for College: A Guide by Emma Kerr and Sarah Wood

  We Used A.I. to Write Essays for Harvard, Yale and Princeton. Here’s How It Went. by Natasha Singer

  What Are the Liberal Arts? by Scott Jaschik

  What Happens Before College Matters by Madeline St. Amour
  
  

  What Straight-A Students Get Wrong by Adam Grant
  
  

  What to Do While Waiting for College Admission Decisions by Cole Claybourn
  
  

  What to Know Before Putting Down a College Enrollment Deposit by Anayat Durrani
  

  Who Gets In and Why by Michael T. Nietzel
  
  

  Why Applying To All Eight Ivy League Schools Could Hurt Your Chances of Admission by Christopher Rim

  Why Are More and More Northern Kids Heading South For College? By Nicole LaPorte
  
  

  Why Gratitude Matters in the College Application Process