Early College Programs [Paperback]

Robert Hydrisko (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0972252002 | ISBN-13: 978-0972252003 | Publication Date: October 15, 2002

Early College Programs is the nation's first guidebook for pre-college and enrichment programs for high school students. Find out where and why over 30.000 high school students attend early college programs every year. A must-read for parents, counselors, librarians, teachers and students.

Editorial Reviews

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"It gives students an edge in the highly competitive college admissions process." -- Katherine Cohen, Ph.D., Author, The Truth About Getting In

About the Author

Robert Hydrisko studied philosophy and Engligh at the University of Maine and Harvard University, and studied political philosophy at Worcester College, Oxford University. In addition, he studied marketing strategy at an executive level at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Robert Hydrisko lives near Washington, D.C., and may be reached at [e-mail].

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Nautilus Publishing Co (October 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972252002
• ISBN-13: 978-0972252003
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #986,353 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is solid gold for college-bound students, February 4, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Early College Programs (Paperback)

I recently read EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAMS, and wrote a review for "Bookpage," the independent booksellers' national newspaper. Below are a few sections of that review:

EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAMS is the first book ever written on the relatively little known summer college programs specially designed for high school students. Such programs seemingly exist for college-bound high school students who seek to out-wit the competition when their fate is determined at college admissions time.

Some of the early college programs that this writer noticed in the book are: "Introduction to Computer Integrated Surgery" at Johns Hopkins's "Hopkins Precollege Program;" the "International Relations Program for High School Students" at Georgetown; and, Cornell University Summer College's "Exploration in Architecture." In a workable way, the editor has arranged these and hundreds of other early college programs into 80 career-oriented categories such as "Toward the Making of a Surgeon," "Toward the Making of a Diplomat," "Toward the Making of an Architect," and "Toward the Making of a Filmmaker."

While some, or even many, of these early college programs have long been known to college counselors and students at elite secondary schools like Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles or Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C., the structure of EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAMS attempts to appeal to virtually all college-bound high school students in all income brackets. For example, there is a special section for students interested in early college programs at professional art schools, and yet another for students wishing to attend an early college program at one of the U.S. military academies; in other words, a high school stint at either the Rhode Island School of Design or West Point can look pretty impressive (perhaps extremely so) at college application time. Further, one can go all out and spend thousands of dollars to attend Stanford's "Summer College for High School Students," or opt for the one-week, "All Girls-All Math" program at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln for just a hundred bucks. Importantly, information on available scholarships, as well as a special section for underrepresented youth, is included in the book, too.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Early College Programs- A True Gem!, January 3, 2005

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Tamara Smith (Keane, NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Early College Programs (Paperback)

We have been searching for a quality guide to help us channel our children's unique academic and personal talents. Thank you, Robert Hydrisko, for helping us with this goal. We found this book helpful, comprehensive, informative and easy-to-use. Clearly, much work has been put into this wonderful resource.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, comprehensive resource, February 7, 2006

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Momma Nurse (Fenton, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Early College Programs (Paperback)

Like the other reviewers, we found this book to be very informative, comprehensive and easy to use. I highly reccommend it to parents, students, teachers and counselors.