The People's Guide to College Applications is a fast, last-minute, it’s-going-to-be-okay guide for college applicants and their families. In a week-by-week format that can begin as late as September of senior year, students and their caregivers find their stories, write their lives, create connection, and leap into a fabulous future.
Constantino deconstructs the personal essay and delivers application instruction through a clear and kind seven-step system, loaded with real-student writing examples. Applicants will learn how to ask for recommendation letters and write a winning email. They will consider unique careers by dreaming audaciously and honoring their past. They will write their essays by drafting fast and furiously, structuring thoughtfully, and revising with precision—techniques that will also prepare them for college writing. Meanwhile, concerned adults will learn to become good accountability partners through their own set of how-to exercises featuring introspective questions, economic considerations, sample pep talks, and aggressive manipulations toward the greater good.
In an unprecedented historical period and a critical moment of family growth, when feelings of control can become quite elusive, this book provides compassion, humor, a sense of security, and vital instructions for becoming your best self and most loving family.