Here is a sampling of some classic reads and "top picks" for students, parents and guardians that make our annual list for your purchase consideration:
- Colleges That Change Lives by Loren Pope
- College Admission: From Application to Acceptance, Step by Step, by Robin Mamlet and Christine Vandevelde
- Staying Connected to Your Teenager by Mike Riera
- Fiske’s Guide to Colleges by Edward B. Fiske
- How to Make the Most Out of College by Richard Light
- The Insiders Guide by Yale College News
- Blessings of a Skinned Knee by Wendy Mogel
- Harvard Schmarvard by Jay Matthews
- College Unranked: Affirming Educational Values in College Admissions by Lloyd Thacker
- Cool Colleges: For the Hyper-Intelligent, Self Directed, Late Blooming and Just Plain Different by Donald Asher
- The Launching Years by Laura Kastner and Jennifer Wyatt
The AHHS College Center also has resources available for your review and you are welcome to visit and review our resources any time.
Students will find information about the college process (including reference material about college requirements, financial aid, scholarships, standardized tests and the role of athletics) in the AHHS library for check-out. Here is a list:
Barron’s (The Leader in Test Preparation) ACT Math and Science Workbook 2009
Barron’s SAT Subject Test Math Level 2t
College Board Book of Majors 2009 Edition
College Board Book of Majors 2010 Edition
College Board College Cost & Financial Aid handbook (The easy way to navigate financial aid)
College Board College Handbook (The easy way to find and compare schools-FAST!)2010
College Board College Handbook (The easy way to find and compare schools-FAST!) 2009
College Board Getting Financial Aid (Scholarships, Grants, Loans & Jobs) 2008
College Board Scholarship Handbook 2010
College Board the Official SAT Study Guide Second Edition
College Board the Official SAT Subject Tests in Mathematics Levels 1 & 2 Study Guide
Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or ADD 7th Edition
Kaplan SAT Vocabulary Prep Level 1
Kaplan SAT Vocabulary Prep Level 2
McGraw-Hill’s ACT 2011 Edition
The Official Catholic College & University Guidebook (2009-2011)
The Princeton Review Complete Book of Colleges (The Mega-Guide to 1,762 Colleges and Universities) 2010
The Princeton Review Complete Book of Colleges (The Mega-Guide to 1,762 Colleges and Universities) 2011
The Princeton Review Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam 2010 Edition
The Princeton Review Cracking the SAT Math Subjects 1&2 Subject Tests (2009-2010)
The Princeton Review the Best 371 Colleges (Based on 122, 00 Student rankings) 2010
The Princeton Review Guide to Your Career (Comprehensive Profiles of 240 of Today's Careers) 6th Edition
The Real ACT Prep Guide 2nd Edition
Secrets to Conquering the SAT (a compressive study guide written by tutors) 2012