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  • Genre:EDUCATION
  • SubGenre:Counseling / General
  • Language:English
  • Pages:152
  • eBook ISBN:9780984596454

Get Your Summer Strategy On!

How to Utilize Your Summers to Create Impressive College Applications

by Jessica Givens

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Overview
It takes more than a solid GPA and respectable test scores to gain entry into an elite university. Harvard rejects almost 50% of its valedictorians and perfect SAT score applicants. Why? Because eggheads are a dime a dozen, and they’re looking for the well-rounded superstar, not the testing whiz. Your résumé has to be outstanding. In Get Your Summer Strategy On!, Jessica Givens gives students a step-by-step guide to maximizing the potential of the summer months. Givens examines the different résumé bullets students must complete, and she highlights the many programs available to students in the know. By following her simple guide, students are guaranteed to change their admissions potential and broaden their horizons, turning their applications into college admissions gold.
Description
Meaningful summer experiences can significantly enhance a student’s college application. They reveal intellectual curiosity, maturity, passion, and motivation. In a world of increasingly competitive admissions, applicants cannot afford to let that time go to waste. It takes more than a solid GPA and respectable test scores to gain entry into an elite university. Harvard rejects almost 50% of its valedictorians and perfect SAT score applicants. Why? Because eggheads are a dime a dozen, and they’re looking for the well-rounded superstar, not the testing whiz. Your résumé has to be outstanding. In Get Your Summer Strategy On!, Jessica Givens gives students a step-by-step guide to maximizing the potential of the summer months. Givens examines the different résumé bullets students must complete, and she highlights the many programs available to students in the know. By following her simple guide, students are guaranteed to change their admissions potential and broaden their horizons, turning their applications into college admissions gold.
About the author
For the last fifteen years, Jessica Givens, the founder of All-in-One Academics and the pioneer of the Application Crash Courses, has immersed herself in the world of admissions. By working hand-in-hand with students, reviewing countless admissions essays, and constructing diverse college applications, Jessica has developed a keen understanding of how to impress college admissions boards. Through the innovative All-in-One Academics College Exploration and Application Exercise Workbooks, Jessica works with school districts and individuals around the country to share the secrets of college admissions success with students of all backgrounds. Now, she is bringing the insider’s perspective into the American mainstream, so that all students have the information to create impressive college applications.