Get in 2 College is a premier producer of college admission and college prep resources for schools. Our costs are kept significantly lower due to extensive use of technology. Our work is mostly computer and web-based, so our efficiencies and low overhead enable us to bring products to you at an amazing price.
We offer a College Admission Handbook to high schools and a Preparing for College Early handbook to middle schools - both in use in over 45 states throughout the country. The handbooks are updated throughout the year by a staff of researchers and college admission professionals. We also publish a quarterly newsletter for students, parents and counselors. Click for Sample. Next, we maintain the most extensive website for college admission resources found anywhere on the internet, with over 600 verified web links arranged by category. (available only to our subscribers) Click to preview. Finally, we offer a growing set of mini-manuals by topic (20+) that also have accompanying PowerPoint presentations that you can view on-line or download. These will be expanded throughout 2008-2009 . Preview the mini-manual/Powerpoint site.
All of these items are made available to our subscribers at low prices. Click here for a view-only Adobe .pdf version of our 44-page College Admission Handbook (for high schools) Click here for a view-only Adobe .pdf version ofour 16-page Preparing for College Early (for middle schools/junior highs).
Click here for our High School products.
Click here for our Middle School products.
Here are just some of the topics our products cover:
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Preparing for college early - it all starts in middle school/junior high
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Early savings plans
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Staying healthy through it all
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Courses to take in Middle School
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Courses to take in High School - the truth about honors, AP, IB classes
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Your GPA - weighted, non-weighted, etc.
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Staying healthy through it all
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Extracurricular activity planning
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Employment ideas
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Volunteer work/Community service planning
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Making the most of summers
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Resume development
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Identifying and developing your “ACE”
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Class and school ranking
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Test schedules and prep referrals (we are not a prepping service)
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Sending test scores DOs and DON’Ts
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Athletic recruiting /NCAA - news for athletes
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Students with disabilities
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College visits and fairs
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Transferring from a Community College
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Thinking about majors - strategy
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College selection and match-up – identifying schools that fit YOU
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Connecting with your target schools
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College rankings
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Your potential colleges’ admit rates, average GPA and test results expected
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Rough assessment of likelihood of admission to target schools
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Early action vs. early decision - and all the other options!
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Applications and the common application
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Essays and personal statements – guidelines, format, DOs and DON’Ts, samples
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Letters of recommendation - how to obtain strong ones - DOs and DON'Ts
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FAFSA and other federal aid
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Finding scholarships
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Avoiding scams
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Interviews – How to get them
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Interviews – Questions often asked; mock interviews
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Interviews – Questions you should ask
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Once you're accepted
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Waitlist assistance (if needed and desired)
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Appeals process (if needed and desired)
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Helpful resources & links
... and much more, with new material being added throughout the year.
Let us help you maximize your time with your students by taking the burden of assembling
current college admission materials off your shoulders. We can help.
