KAPLAN PARENT'S GUIDE TO COLLEGE ADMISSIONS - Softcover

A Parent's Guide to College Admissions is for parents of children nearing college age who are just beginning to figure out the process of helping children select and apply to colleges. The book answers your essential first questions and guides you through the many stages: preparing for the process of choosing a college, assessing what you see on a campus visit, selecting colleges, and financing the final decision. The book also gives advice on surviving the tests, applications, and the "early decision" decision. Marjorie Nieuwenhuis includes checklists of questions you can ask random attending students ("Is the food good?" "If you had to do it over, would you still choose this college?"), advice for the campus visit ("let your child go off on his own, if he shows the inclination"), and suggestions for parents on dealing with their own emotions about their child's acceptances and turndowns. A Parent's Guide to College Admissions provides an excellent starting place that makes the task seem achievable.

Marjorie Nieuwenhuis has been the Director of College Counseling at the United Nations International School in New York City for twelve years. Previously, she was the Director of Guidance for the Weston, Connecticut, schools. She holds Master's degrees in School Counseling from Fairfield University and Educational Administration from Teachers College of Columbia University. Ms. Nieuwenhuis is the mother of two children and has been en loco parentis to thousands of high school juniors and seniors in a college counseling career that has spanned over 25 years. She has led countless parents' and professional workshops pertaining to the college admissions process, produced an educational videotape, and is a contributing author to the book Counseling for College.