Laying the Foundation

Getting into college these days takes more than grades and SAT scores. You need to know how to balance test scores and grades, which courses to focus on and how to schedule your time. These resources help you avoid some of the obvious mis-steps.

Book: What Colleges Don’t Tell You (And Other Parents Don’t Want You to Know): 272 Secrets for Getting Your Kid into the Top Schools, by Elizabeth Wissner-Gross
This was an invaluable book in our own daughters application process.