The Curmudgeon's Guide to College Admissions
Irena SmithAdvice for parents of high schoolers from a former college admissions officer, private college counselor, and author of THE GOLDEN TICKET: A LIFE IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS ESSAYS (a memoir, not a how-to). Occasionally grouchy, but always from a good place.
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