Suggested Reading and Listening - College AdmissionS
The printed page and podcast world has lots to offer on the college search and admissions process. Included books on this page represent a small sample - in no particular order. Hard copies of these books (and others) are in the CCRC if you'd like to borrow one!
Book Recommendations
Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions by Jeffrey Selingo
Fiske Guide to Colleges 2024 by Edward Fiske
Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania by Frank Bruni
Paying for College: Everything You Need to Maximize Financial Aid and Afford College by The Princeton Review
The Black Family's Guide to College Admissions: A Conversation about Education, Parenting, and Race by Timothy L. Fields and Shereem Herndon-Brown
The Truth about College Admision: A Family Guide to Getting In and Staying Together by Brennan Barnard and Rick Clark
Creative Colleges: Finding the Best Programs for Aspiring Actors, Artists, Designers, Dancers, Musicians, Writers and More by Elaina Loveland
College Essay Essentials: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Successful College Admissions Essay by Ethan Sawyer, College Essay Guy
Valedictorians At The Gate by Becky Munsterer Sabky
College Match: A Blueprint for Choosing the Best School for You by Steven R. Antonoff, Ph.D.
The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2024
The Complete Guide to the Gap Year: The Best Things to Do Between High School and College
