Tackling college admissions: sanity + strategy = success

How to use this book

Training for the race

Dispelling the three big college myths

The parent trap

Know the common challenges

Running the race

The dreaded countdown : colleges tasks from freshman through senior year

Let the tests begin : those standardized tests and beyond

Drawing up the college list : so many schools, so little time

Taking it on the road

Packaging for success : the college application and the "extras"

Personal considerations : issues we all think about but don't discuss

Crossing the finishing line : making the decision

Looking back-looking forward

About the authors.