<p>Just wondering which ones I should buy:</p>
<p>I already own
Admission Matters
The Gatekeepers
The college Admissions Mystique
A is For Admission (the 09 version)
Conquering the COllege Admissions Essay in 10 Steps
Admission Matters
The Early Admissions Game
and
[How</a> to Be a High School Superstar<a href="Awesome%20book,%20by%20the%20way">/url</a></p>
<p>Keep in mind that I am a senior (my schooling will be finished in December, so I will be applying this December to most schools).
This means that I only have around 6 months left, so books aimed at younger kids will be no use to me, though I don't know which those ones are.
My aim is to go to Stanford for Computer Science or Symbolic Systems.
Also considering USC, would be aiming for a full ride scholarship there.
SAT I, 2340.
SAT 2 Math2 and Physics - will take in October</p>
<p>I am considering buying some of the following books. Which ones are suited to my situation, and which ones are not needed (given my status as a senior, aimed colleges, or the books I already own)?
[url=<a href="http://amzn.to/jiUvht%5DAcing">http://amzn.to/jiUvht]Acing</a> the College Application: How to Maximize Your Chances for Admission to the College of Your Choice](<a href="http://amzn.to/kNAQV6%5DHow">http://amzn.to/kNAQV6) Hernandez
On</a> Writing the College Application Essay Bauld
Rock</a> Hard Apps: How to Write a Killer College Application Cohen
Essays</a> That Will Get You into College Barrons
Fiske</a> Guide to Colleges 2011, 27E<a href="how%20about%20the%20PR%20best%20371%20bolleges%20or%20the%20Yale%20Insiders%20Guide?%20Which%20would%20be%20best%20for%20an%20international?%20I%20will%20only%20be%20coming%20to%20the%20states%20for%20a%20full%20ride%20scholarship%20or%20if%20I%20get%20into%20one%20of%20my%20dream%20schools%20in%20Northern%20California.">/url</a>
[url=<a href="http://amzn.to/jDDFCB%5DWhat">http://amzn.to/jDDFCB]What</a> It Really Takes to Get Into Ivy League and Other Highly Selective Colleges Chuck Hughes
Also considering
Harvard</a> Schmarvard
How</a> to Get Into the Top Colleges, 3rd ed
Colleges</a> That Change Lives
College</a> Admission Essays for Dummies (9780764554827): Geraldine Woods
50</a> Successful Harvard Application Essays
Amazon.com:</a> Questions and Admissions: Reflections on 100,000 Admissions Decisions at Stanford</p>
<p>Of the books you purchased already, which is most useful?</p>
<p>To be perfectly honest, you have already spent too much money on books. None of these are written specifically for an international applicant, and you will be lucky if they even have a couple of paragraphs devoted to your issues. The best help for you is offered by live human beings at the closest office of EducationUSA. There are several in Australia: [EducationUSA</a> - Find an Advising Center](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.info/Australia]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.info/Australia) Don’t be afraid of using their resources! These advisors are the experts at helping students educated in Australia find good places to study in the US.</p>
<p>Three other resources worth exploring include:
- The specific college/university forums here at CC
- The International Student forum here at CC (there is even one monstrously long thread devoted to Australian issues)
- Your target colleges/universities - it is OK to ask the International Student offices and the Admissions offices if they can put you in touch with any Australians who are currently studying there</p>
<p>Yes, you can do your best to package yourself in such a way as to improve your chances of admission to your target colleges/universities, but you need to know that there is no way that you can guarantee that admission. One more book, or a dozen, will not lock in the admission you want.</p>
<p>50 successful Harvard essays is online for free. Google it.</p>
<p>I recommend the Best 373 colleges.</p>
<p>@bigdream - probably the [Amazon.com:</a> How to Be a High School Superstar: A Revolutionary Plan to Get into College by Standing Out (Without Burning Out) (9780767932585): Cal Newport: Books](<a href=“http://amzn.to/kNAQV6]Amazon.com:”>http://amzn.to/kNAQV6)
@happymom - thanks for that, good advice. though i think surely some books to get info on how to best present the application would be useful?
@intemister - thanks for that! did you use the Fiske guide too?</p>
<p>If i was to just get 4 or so from these, which would you guys suggest?
Acing the College Application: How to Maximize Your Chances for Admission to the College of Your Choice
On Writing the College Application Essay
Rock Hard Apps: How to Write a Killer College Application
Essays That Will Get You into College
Fiske Guide to Colleges 2011, 27E (how about the PR best 371 bolleges or the Yale Insiders Guide? Which would be best for an international? I will only be coming to the states for a full ride scholarship or if I get into one of my dream schools in Northern California.)
What It Really Takes to Get Into Ivy League and Other Highly Selective Colleges</p>
<p>[50</a> Harvard essays - Google Search](<a href=“50 Harvard essays - Google Search”>50 Harvard essays - Google Search) </p>
<p>The first result^
Yep, I had the Fiske guide. And I agree, these books do help a lot!</p>