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Books

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Essays
“The Elements of Style” by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White.
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Admissions
"Who Gets In and Why" by Jeffrey Selingo
"Where You Go Is Not Who You Will Be" by Frank Bruni
“Accepted! 50 Successful College Admission Essays” by Gen and Kelly Tanabe.
“Countdown to College: 21 To Do Lists for High School” by Valerie Pierce and Cheryl Rilly.
“Admission Matters” by Sally Springer, Jon Reider and Marion Frank.
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College Search Guides
“Colleges That Change Lives” by Loren Pope.
“College Match” by Stephen Antonoff.
“Fiske Guide to Colleges” by Edward Fiske

​Useful Links

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College Search: 
College Board 
Princeton Review 
Peterson's 
University Retention Rates 
First Generation Students

Testing: 
ACT 
College Board
FairTest
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Applications: 
Common Application 
UC Application
CSU Application

Campus Culture: 
Campus Tours 
College Prowler 
College Newspapers
College Confidential
Campus Safety

Financial Aid: 
Federal Student Aid 
FAFSA 
CSS Profile 
Finaid 
Compare Aid Packages
Fastweb Scholarships
Scholarship Search Engine

Athletes: 
NCAA 

​​Assessments and Career Search: 
Mapping Your Future 
Gap Year Association
​Degrees for Mental Health and Addiction Specialists

 Podcasts 

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Podcasts:
Testing Preferred - Shift College Admissions

Unhooked vs. Hooked - Shift College Admissions