<p>Can you list some books that give helpful advice on the college admissions process?</p>
<p>personally, I think this website will be your best bet for college admission information. Not only is it up to date, but its also free!</p>
<p>go to the library. Tons there</p>
<p>Fat Envelope Frenzy by Joie Jager-Hyman
Admissions Confidential: An Insider’s Account of the Elite College Selection Process by Rachel Toor</p>
<p>Granted, these are definitely catering towards more selective admissions, but that was what I was looking for, and I really enjoyed them :)</p>
<p>And also, The Overachievers by Alexandra Robbins is a good book detailing the high school drama/college selection process of kids with high expectations. Really liked it :)</p>
<p>I just finished an excellent book that offers sound advice:</p>
<p><em>What You Don’t Know Can Keep You Out of College: A Top Consultant Explains the 13 Fatal Application Mistakes and Why Character Is the Key to College Admissions</em> by Don Dunbar and G.F. Lichtenberg.</p>
<p>Another book I enjoyed is <em>The Price of Admission</em> by Daniel Golden, which exposes the socioeconomic inequities in college admissions.</p>
<p>A recent book by a well regarded guidance counselor:</p>
<p>Admission Matters by Jon Reider</p>
<p>Thanks! These books seem great! Does anyone else want to add more books?</p>
<p>The College Solution by Lynn O’Shaughnessy</p>
<p>bump… = )</p>
<p>The Gatekeepers.
On writing the College essay by Bauld
What highschools/colleges don’t tell you.</p>
<p>Admission Matters by Sallly Springer.</p>
<p>oop, saw that this one was already reported, with a different author. Springer is the one I read, maybe a new edition??</p>
<p>I think we had a book called “Rock Hard Apps” that was helpful. Read “The Gatekeepers” after it’s all over.</p>
<p>Peter Van Buskirk - Winning the college admissions game</p>