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Winning the College Admission Game: Strategies for Parents and Students is an innovative book that helps parents and students of all backgrounds develop a winning strategy for getting into and succeeding at the college of their choice. In a unique “flip-book” approach, this book presents parallel content to parents and students to unveil the mystique surrounding selective college admission and to create a blueprint for parent/child collaboration. By taking this unique approach of working collaboratively toward the shared goal of finding a good college “fit,” each parent will learn how best to help his or her child, while respecting that this important rite of passage belongs to the student.
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Peter Van Buskirk, the former Dean of Admission at Franklin & Marshall College, has been where you are sheparding his own children through the college admission process. He understands the planning and decision-making that goes into finding the perfect college for your child. As a 25-year veteran of the selective admission process, including nearly a decade as Dean of Admission at Franklin & Marshall College, he also has a thorough behind the scenes understanding of the pressures that influence admission committees as they decide whom to admit. <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Known for his candor and insight, Peter s ability to personalize and demystify the complex and often mysterious admission process has made him a trusted adviser to countless students and their parents.<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">An accomplished strategist, author, and motivational speaker, Peter is the creator and presenter of Winning The College Admission GameTM, an interactive case-study approach to the selective admission process. Winning The College Admission Game has been presented to more than 500 high school, summer camp, and corporate audiences worldwide totaling nearly 60,000 people.<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Peter s expertise is often cited in the national media and his articles on the college-admission process have appeared in numerous professional journals. In addition to writing the book Winning the College Admission Game: Strategies for Parents and Students, he has published The College Planning Workbook (AES, 2004).<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Peter is an active member of the National Association of College Admission Counselors<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(NACAC), and is a frequent presenter at conferences and professional meetings. <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A parent of three, Peter is a veteran of the admission process on the home front as well.<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">His stories from the road add humor and perspective to his presentations.<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">
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