College & Work

And What About College?   by Cafi Cohen. The author discusses how she helped her two homeschooled children apply to and get accepted by the colleges of their choice. This is the newest edition with many useful ideas for everyone thinking about college, but especially for those with nontraditional educations. *Chapter on college at home and on-line college *Appendix on study tips for the college bound *Resources and web sites *Chapter highlights to help you focus on the most important points. Paper, 224 pages. This book is out of print, so it's only available while supplies last. The special price is a limited time offer. #7116 $18.95 $12.00

11 Practice Tests for the New SAT and PSAT (The Princeton Review) - Preparing for the SAT by learning test-taking strategies is essential, and practice makes perfect! The Princeton Review has developed 11 Practice Tests for the NEW SAT and PSAT--giving students an opportunity to solve problems like the ones found on the upcoming New SAT. And what about the new essay? We have that covered, too! The Princeton Review will continue to offer online access and additional SAT help to book buyers. There are even experts available to score student's practice essays by hand, online (a nominal fee is charged for this service)! Students and parents can now put their minds at ease with the most complete practice available for the New SAT! Paper, 896 pages. 10.7 x 8.4 x 1.3 Copyright 2004. #4348 $19.95 $11.99 Out of print; one copy available.

Countdown to College: 21 To-Do Lists for High School: Step-By-Step Strategies for 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Graders by Valerie Pierce, Cheryl Rilly - This is an easy-to-follow timeline to help students to maximize their high school years and optimize their chances of "getting where they want to go". While encouraging exploration and self-discovery, these "to-do's" provide the nitty gritty details necessary to the college admissions process. This step-by-step guide shows students and parents what to do and when to do it. Paper, 176 pages. 8.75"x4.75"x.25". #8670 $9.95 $8.99

Cracking the NEW SAT with Sample Tests on CD-ROM, 2005 Edition (Publisher: Princeton Review) - Princeton Review's best-selling test-prep guide offers tips and strategies that help students perform their high-scoring best. • Detailed explanations and dozens of examples • Book with CD includes seven full-length practice tests. • Drills for math and reading sections • SAT "Hit Parade" list of the 250 most important vocabulary words • Discover techniques to boost your score on the essay Paper, 688 pages. 10.8 x 8.2 x 1.8. #4291 $31.95 $19.99 Out of print edition; one copy available.

Don't Worry, You'll Get In: 100 Winning Tips for Stress-Free College Admissions by Mimi Doe & Dr. Michele A. Hernandez - With more teenagers applying to college today than ever before, the competition has never been stiffer, and the stress can become unbearable not just for teens, but for the entire family. In Don't Worry, You'll Get In, one of the country's top college admissions counselors Michele Hernandez and leading parenting expert Mimi Doe join forces to bring teens the first college admissions guide of its kind: an easy and accessible book full of 100 specific tips to navigate the admissions process successfully and calmly. For each step, Hernandez explains to teens in simple terms exactly what they need to do, while Mimi Doe empowers them to tackle that step with confidence and in the least stressful way. Covering everything from standardized testing to summer plans to writing a great essay, Don't Worry, You'll Get In is for high schoolers who want to be accepted at the school of their choice without burning out for the sake of getting in. #3670 $12.95 $10.99

Homeschoolers' College Admissions Handbook: Preparing 12- to 18-Year-Olds for Success in the College of Their Choice by Cafi Cohen is filled with tips and insider advice from homeschooling families who now attend college. It will help you decide what college is right for your child, what curriculum will help prepare your child for college, learn what colleges expect from homeschoolers, and prepare your child for the admissions process. This book includes experiences of homeschoolers nationwide and supplements rather than duplicates Cafi's other helpful book, And What About College, which is based largely on her family's personal experiences. Paper, 321 pages. #7540 $17.95 $15.25 Cafi Cohen College FUNPak - Buy Cafi's And What About College? and Homeschooler's College Admission Handbook together and save over 40% off retail!! #FUN46 $36.90 $21.99    Special Sale: save over 40%!

College Countdown: The Parent's and Student's Survival Kit for the College Admission Process by Jill VanGruben - There are few things more overwhelming than the procedure, paperwork, and price tag of a college education. Forms have to be filled out, tests need to be taken, and long-range planning needs to begin. Filled with anecdotes, dates, and timelines, College Countdown, is the parent's and student's personal filing cabinet - organizing all of the "stuff" in preparation for college. Based on intensive research and hundreds of interviews, College Countdown makes sure that all of the college preparation steps are taken in the right order with: handy timelines for college entrance exams, applying for financial aid, and more; key test dates with registration deadlines; sample college admission forms and financial aid applications; essential information on financial aid and scholarships; information on using the Internet in your college search, including submitting your application online; checklists, worksheets, tips, and quotes that will save you time, money, and headaches; advice on the admissions interview and essay writing; and, suggestions on choosing your college. Paper, 284 pages. 9.4"x7.5"x0.8". #2902 $16.95 $11.99 One copy available.

From Homeschool to College and Work: Turning Your Homeschooled Experiences into College and Job Portfolios by Alison McKee. How do unschoolers document all those interesting activities that don't necessarily follow traditional academic guidelines? Alison talks about the method her family developed through trial and error and provides plenty of examples of her children's documentation. All of these examples are helpful, especially the portions of her son's portfolio that she includes. We like that her family broke away from organizing their portfolios into just traditional academic headings (such as English, Math, and Science) and added ones that fit their individual interests (such as fishing and volunteer work). Also included are answers to common questions about concerns such as grades and tests. The ideas and concrete examples presented in Alison's book are useful not just for older homeschoolers thinking of college or work, but for younger children too. Paper, 94 pages #0636 $15.00

Inside the Top Colleges: Realities of Life and Learning in America's Elite Colleges by Howard Greene, M.A., M.Ed., and Matthew Greene, Ph.D. - For the more than 200,000 families a year willing to spend $30,000 or more annually for a top-level college education, Greene describes the quality of education and life at the country's 20 most elite universities. Inside the Top Colleges breaks through the "halo" of prestige surrounding the nation's elite schools to reveal what the quality of education and daily life is really like on these campuses. They examine the stress of the workload and the cost of these colleges, two items students complain the most about. Paper, 320 pages. 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.9. Copyright 1999. Pages edges are yellowing. #9944 $14.00 $7.99 Out of print; one copy available.

Making It Into a Top College : 10 Steps to Gaining Admission to Selective Colleges and Universities by Howard R. Greene, M.A., M.Ed., and Matthew W. Greene, Ph.D - This planning guide provides college-bound students and their parents with essential information on how the admissions process works; what the top colleges are looking for; choosing the right college; presenting a student's qualifications, work experience, and references; making the most of campus visits; and creative financing. Paper, 512 pages. 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.4 #3632 $16.95 $14.99 One copy available.

Presenting Yourself Successfully To Colleges by Howard R. Greene, M.A., M.Ed., and Matthew W. Greene, Ph.D - In recent years, as the number of applications to top colleges has risen dramatically and fewer schools have been able to grant personal interviews to most applicants, the written application has become one of the most important factors for admissions committees. Marketing yourself successfully to schools -- making yourself stand out from the thousands of high school seniors applying to college -- is no easy task, but with the help of this straightforward, easy-to-follow guide you will make the most of your personal application. You will learn what kinds of essays have been successful and why and see how to write a unique personal statement that reflects your strengths. With checklists, writing samples, and advice on how to get great recommendations, Presenting Yourself Successfully to Colleges will give you all the tools you need to make your application stand out. Howard and Matthew Greene will explain how to: Assess your strengths and unique characteristics, assemble your application, write an outstanding personal essay that represents you well, create a strong resume, ask for recommendations, make yourself known to colleges, maintain ongoing communication with colleges. Paper, 288 pages. 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.8. The edge of pages are starting to yellow. #4603 $14.00 $12.99 One copy available.

The Public Ivies: America's Flagship Public Universities by Howard Greene, M.A., M.Ed. and Matthew Greene, Ph.D explains the differences between various public universities, the contrasts between public and private higher education, the admission process for public schools, honors and residential college programs, merit scholarships, and what it takes to succeed in public university environments. Using their years of expertise and inside knowledge, the Greenes present affordable alternatives to Harvard, Yale, and Princeton - 30 public colleges and universities at which students can receive an Ivy League education at a fraction of the price. Providing students and their parents a better understanding of the opportunities at America's flagship public universities and the other Ivy League universities, The Public Ivies will help pave the way toward a top-notch college education without a huge price tag. Paper, 224 pages. 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.6. Copyright 2001. #459X $15.00 $11.99 Out of print; one copy available.

The RocketReview Revolution: The Ultimate Guide to the New SAT and the PSAT (2005-2006 edition) by Adam Robinson - SAT-taking tips combine with RocketScore, an online software program that predicts how students essays would be graded and offers suggestions for improvement, and with a CD-ROM that provides step-by-step demonstrations in this guide. RocketScore's unique technologies include the  RocketScore —the first artificial intelligence software specifically designed for the new SAT - and OmniProctor, the first automated proctor that simulates an actual testing environment in your home. This collection of interactive tools are aimed at raising SAT scores the maximum amount in the minimum time. The author, Adam Robinson, was one of the original pioneers of The Princeton Review. Enthusiasts of the book report that he is very responsive to questions asked of him via email. This is an older edition of the book, but it still is chock-full of ideas, tips, teaching tools and resources for the New SAT and PSAT. Paper, 736 pages. 10.8"x8.5"x1.6". #6441X $29.95 $17.99 One copy available.

Test of Time by Charles Harrington Elster is a time-travel adventure that incorporates vocabulary words from the SAT and ACT, boldfacing them throughout the novel and providing definitions in a handy back-of-the book glossary. The result is a fun and effective study method for those who take these tests each year. For Orlando Garcia Ortiz and his friends at prestigious Hadleyburg University, it's finals week. That same week, but many, many years before, a famously eccentric writer in Hartford, Connecticut, is putting the finishing touches on a manuscript about a rebellious boy named Huck. Suddenly, a bizarre thing happens: The manuscript disappears and in its place appears a strange contraption - a college student's laptop that has traveled through time. It's a mysterious set of circumstances, but our intrepid heroes at Hadleyburg, joined by Mark Twain, endeavor to retrieve their valued possessions and return to their proper places in time. Paper, 448 pages. 5 5/16" x 8". See also Tooth and Nail by the same author. #1372 $14.00 $12.50

Tooth and Nail: A Novel Approach to the New SAT - So you're preparing for the SAT, and you want to build up your vocabulary. This book approaches the process in a unique way. No boring lessons or tedious list of words. Instead, the authors have written a mystery that takes place at a mythical college with mostly teen characters. Words that have frequently occurred on past SAT tests are set in boldface As you read the novel you can look these up in the glossary at the back of the book for their definition or look them up afterwards (my preference). Though I'm long past the SAT phase of life, I found the book illuminating. See also the Test of Time by the same author. Paper, 384 pages. 5 5/16" x 8" #3826X $14.00 $12.50

Vocabulary Cartoons, Revised edition contains 290 words commonly found on the SAT test. Using cartoons and mnemonics, readers learn new words. Highly recommended by teenage homeschoolers preparing for the SAT. Paper, 341 pages.  #2233 $12.95 Vocabulary Cartoons II: Learn Hundreds More SAT Words with Easy Memory Techniques by Sam, Max and Bryan Burchers gives you 290 more vocabulary words to learn using the same mnemonic technique as the original Vocabulary Cartoons book. #2240 $12.95 Special package! Buy Vocabulary Cartoons I and II together and save! #FUN33 $25.90 $22.99

Your First Job, 2nd edition by Ron Fry. This book is quick and easy to read and is chock full of many useful pointers about researching jobs, writing resumes, and landing interviews. The book also covers how to handle yourself at an interview, evaluating a job once you land it and making decisions about future employment. I found the latter discussion most useful since most of us will have more than one job in our employment lifetime. A.M.

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#1896 $9.99 $8.99 Out of print, limited number of copies available.

Your Little Legal Companion: Helpful Advice for Life's Big Events by the Editors of Nolo - With witty presentation and charming prose, this dynamo is filled with quick quips and on-the-spot legal advice on going to college, buying a car, getting engaged, investing money, and much more. Covering everything from birth to death and everything in between in an easy-to-read "Top 10 list" format, you'll find quick tips on: Going to college, buying a car, renting an apartment, dealing with an accident, quitting a job, starting a business, dealing with identity theft, becoming a landlord, buying and selling on eBay, moving in with a roommate, starting a band, taking your dream trip, surviving a natural disaster, holding the best garage sale ever, fighting a traffic ticket, writing a will, and much, much more... Hardcover, 200 pages. 7"x5.25"x.75". #5425 $9.95 $8.99

Uncollege Alternative by Danielle Wood. Learn how you can create a profitable, exciting, creative, and amazingly successful future without a college degree. Whether you're a high school student considering your next step, a college student seeking change, or even a college graduate looking for creative alternatives to the conventional path, this guide will provide a wealth of life-changing ideas and resources, including advice on: great careers without a college degree, taking time off before or during college, opportunities for adventures around the world, internships, apprenticeships, and training programs, community service projects that pay, starting your own business. You are living in the most exciting time in history! Seize the day! JHB This book is now out of print, but we have a few used copies. Your copy may have creases, library stickers, highlights or a combination. Paper, 319 pages. #3084 $20.00

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