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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Getting In. . . to College: 101 True Stories from Kids Who Have Lived Through It
Contributor(s): Canfield, Jack (Author), Hansen, Mark Victor (Author), Newmark, Amy (Author)
ISBN: 1935096273     ISBN-13: 9781935096276
Publisher: Chicken Soup for the Soul
OUR PRICE:   $15.26  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2008
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Annotation: Stories in this volume are written by kids who have been through the college application phase and want to pass on their words of support to those behind them. Stories cover topics such as parental and peer pressure, the stress of grades and SATs/ACTs, college applications and interviews, recruiting, disappointments, and success.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | School & Education
Dewey: 810.809
LCCN: 2008935940
Series: Chicken Soup for the Soul
Physical Information: 1.05" H x 5.54" W x 8.44" (1.03 lbs) 380 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Teen
 
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Publisher Description:
Applying to colleges is stressful, and teens will appreciate reading these stories from other kids who been through it and understand the anxiety and uncertainty of the process.

Colleges are deluged with applications and the college application process has become traumatic and all-consuming. In this portable "support group" for high school students, kids share their stories of:

  • SAT and ACT testing madness
  • parental pressure -- and support
  • stress and the need to "have a life"
  • road trips, interviews, and auditions
  • disappointments and silver linings
  • gap years and other alternative paths to higher education
  • not getting in anywhere
  • and all the other facets of the college application process

Contributor Bio(s): Newmark, Amy: - Amy Newmark is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Chicken Soup for the Soul.Canfield, Jack: - Jack Canfield is co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul(R) series, which includes forty New York Times bestsellers, and coauthor of The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. He is a leader in the field of personal transformation and peak performance and is currently CEO of the Canfield Training Group and Founder and Chairman of the Board of The Foundation for Self-Esteem. An internationally renowned corporate trainer and keynote speaker, he lives in Santa Barbara, California.Hansen, Mark Victor: - Mark Victor Hansen is a co-founder of Chicken Soup for the Soul.