America's Best Colleges for B Students. Tamra B. Orr

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      ISBN-13: 978-1-61760-075-3

      Manufactured in the United States of America

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Orr, Tamra.

      America's best colleges for B students : a college guide for students without straight A's / by Tamra B. Orr. -- Sixth edition.

      pages cm

      ISBN 978-1-61760-075-3 (alk. paper)

      1. College choice--United States--Directories. 2. Universities and colleges--United States--Directories. I. Title.

      LB2350.5.O77 2015

      378.73--dc23

      2015005903

       To my kids who brighten my life, my husband who enriches my life and my parents who gave me life.

      CONTENTS

       FOREWORD

       INTRODUCTION

       SECTION ONECHOOSING—How to Choose the Right College for You

       CHAPTER ONE: Where to Find Colleges That Welcome B Students

       We Really Do Want You (Or, Why Colleges Love B Students…)

       Looking Outside the Box

       Don't Overlook Community College

       Community College Facts

       Go, Team, Go!

       What to Look for in a College

       A College Whose Door Is Always Open

       Where to Find Out More about Colleges

       Visit Colleges Sooner Rather than Later

       The Sky's the Limit

       Don't Get Caught Up in the Frenzy

       College Score Sheet

       CHAPTER TWO: It's Never Too Late: Take the Necessary Steps to Make a Change for the Better Right Now

       (1) Improve your grades ASAP.

       (2) Reorganize your priority list.

       (3) Use your summers wisely.

       (4) Start on that college essay NOW.

       (5) Get to know your guidance counselor.

       (6) Shed the fluff and take advanced placement, honors or college prep courses.

       (7) Get passionately involved in your community.

       (8) Get a coach, tutor, mentor and/or study buddy.

       The Top Five Facts about Learning Disabilities

       (9) Make sure you aren't working “around” an undiagnosed learning disability.

       (10) Take classes at your local junior college.

       SECTION TWOGETTING IN—Beyond the Basic Application Form: Explaining Weaknesses and Building on Strengths

       CHAPTER THREE: GPAs, SATs and ACTs, Oh My!

       Meet the New Tests

       Tips for Getting a Higher Score

       Taking the Credit; Taking the Blame

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