ARTICLES

College Admission Series (2022) by Brennan Barnard:

• College Admission: Data, Transparency, and Match

• College Admission: Who Knows What?

• Be A College Admission Data Scientist

How to Survive the College Admission Madness (2015) by Frank Bruni, an Op-Ed for The New York Times

Raising Successful Children (2012) by Madeline Levine for The New York Times

Resources from Challenge Success:

Share our white paper, A “Fit” Over Rankings: Why College Engagement Matters More Than Selectivity, and our 2-minute video with your networks via email and social media. Encourage your school to share the paper and video in their newsletter or website or host a discussion night.

Host a Challenge Success community education workshop for parents, students, and educators: A Healthier Approach to College Admissions.

Read Denise Pope’s blog post for parents, “A Different Kind of College Prep.”

Check out “Ten Tips for Surviving the College Application Process” with practical info for juniors and seniors.

Share Denise Pope’s WSJ article “The Right Way to Choose A College.“

Listen to this episode of KQED’s Forum featuring former Challenge Success Research Associate and lead researcher on our white paper, Paul Franz.

BOOKS

The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Roadmap for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make (2021) by Ron Lieber

Who Gets in and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions (2020) by Jeff Selingo

College Admission Essentials: A Step-by-Step Guide to Show Colleges Who You Are and What Matters To You (2020) by Ethan Sawyer

The College Conversation: A Practical Companion for Parents to Guide Their Children Along the Path to Higher Education (2020) by Eric Furda and Jacques Steinberg

The Truth About College Admission: A Family Guide to Getting In and Staying Together (2019) by Brennan Bernard and Rick Clark

At What Cost? Defending Adolescent Development in Fiercely Competitive Schools (2017) by Dr. David Gleason

Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be (2016) by Frank Bruni

Designing Your Life (2016) by Dave Evans and Bill Burnett

College Essay Essentials: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Successful College Admission Essay (2016) by Ethan Sawyer

Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life (2015) by William Deresiewicz

How to Raise and Adult (2015) by Julie Lythcott-Haims

How College Works (2014) by Daniel F. Chambliss and Christopher G. Takacs

Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain (2013) by Daniel Siegel

Colleges that Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges (2012) by Loren Pope, revised by Hilary Oswald

College Admission: From Application to Acceptance, Step by Step (2011) by Robin Mamlet

I'm Going to College - Not You! Surviving the College Search with Your Child (2010) by Jennifer Delahunty

College Unranked: Ending the College Admissions Frenzy (2005) by Lloyd Thacker and the Education Conservancy

The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life (2002) by Laura Kastner and Jennifer Wyatt