Full Ride To College: How To Win Scholarships And Get Admitted To The College Of Your Dreams [Paperback]

Andrew F. Knight (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 21, 2008

Do you want to spend your academic career working, studying, and stressing over classes and activities that don't excite you? Or do you want to discover and apply the strategies used by the top 1% of all students, enjoy your time in school, and win a full ride to your dream college? Andrew Knight, winner of over $1 MILLION in merit-based scholarships and fellowships, has attended MIT, Georgetown, and Princeton. He will teach you the techniques used by stellar scholarship-winning applicants, including: Grade Engineering - How to increase your GPA without any additional effort. The Magical Hook - Forget the National Honor Society... How to REALLY stand out from the crowd. The 80/20 Principle - How to "cut the fat" from your daily routine and academic career. Transformation - How to transform a "B" student into the kind of extraordinary applicant that Scholarship and College Admission Committees seek to reward.

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From the Publisher

In his book, Full Ride to College: How to Win Scholarships and Get Admitted to the College of Your Dreams, Andrew Knight makes some starting assertions and comes to unusual conclusions, such as that you can "engineer" your grades to improve your GPA while actually reducing your workload, you can make yourself more competitive by doing less busy work and more of the activities you enjoy, and that sometimes it actually makes sense to skip class -- at least mentally. A less surprising point, but one that is worth belaboring, is that one or two distinctive, interesting, meaningful "hooks" are far more valuable than a dozen common activities, like marching band, student government, and National Honor Society. This book is sure to raise some eyebrows as it demolishes the conventional wisdom, but it's also difficult to argue with someone who won over a million dollars in scholarships.

About the Author

Andrew Knight, J.D., has won over $1 MILLION in merit-based scholarships and fellowships and has attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgetown University Law Center, and Princeton University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Knight Publications (March 21, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966102673
• ISBN-13: 978-0966102673
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,115,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No practical tools on how to 'Win Scholarships', November 29, 2008

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This review is from: Full Ride To College: How To Win Scholarships And Get Admitted To The College Of Your Dreams (Paperback)

This book does not help you apply for scholarships or where sources of money are to get scholarships. Rather, it's a 'What Great Students Know' type book. It gives helpful study advice, such as
(a) don't study to get a high A. Study to get a low A.
(b) If you have a high B, do a bit more work to get a low A. But don't do too much work to get a high A.

The author implies each student can study just enough to get a low A, not a high A. I've never taken a class where i can pick out which things to study to get a low A versus a high A. This strategy only works on paper.

(c) Don't join clubs unless you're the president and can put the skill on the test.
(d) Being in National Honor Society isn't as useful as being the president of two or three high school clubs.

I didn't agree with most of the info. It says you'll stick out if you invent something and get a patent on it. Then, it includes 5 pages on applying for a patent, with a photocopy of a patent application.
It also advocates writing a book.

This isn't for high school kids, at least not for mine. My daughter with excellent grades is always busy. However, the author says she shouldn't be, that being too busy is a failure of planning.

This book feels gimmicky to me. Lots of ways to stand out to the application committee. But i'm assuming that the application committees know all the gimmicks that students use to get noticed.

If my opinion on this book hasn't dissuaded you from buying it, mine's for sale used. I need something that shows high school juniors and seniors where to apply for scholarships, and how to write application essays. This doesn't have that information, but the title and back cover implies it does.

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to follow and well written, May 18, 2008

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This review is from: Full Ride To College: How To Win Scholarships And Get Admitted To The College Of Your Dreams (Paperback)

Knight clearly knows what he's talking about, having been through the process at several of the best schools in the country. His advice is clear, easy to follow, and makes good sense. I really appreciate his advice for students who may not be A grade-wise but who are driven and have other skills to offer--Its refreshing that he addresses the value of this and how to high light it to get noticed, and more importantly, accepted.

Highly recommended!

5.0 out of 5 stars great read for school counselors as well as for students!, May 8, 2008

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Mary Richardson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Full Ride To College: How To Win Scholarships And Get Admitted To The College Of Your Dreams (Paperback)

This book is a gem! Andrew Knight's ideas for creating a "hook" are both practical and achievable. The fact that many of the "hooks" are based on his own background should encourage readers to examine their own experiences
to see how they can be used on a college application. I wish this book had been around when I was a school counselor!

Mary T. Richardson M.Ed