Joyce Slayton Mitchell - 8 First Choices: An Experts Strategies for Getting into College

College Deans Praise for Eight First Choices

HARVARD Mitchell offers many great insights into the complexity of the college admissions process and what should be the overriding concerns of the vital issue of the match between the student and the college.

WILLIAM R. FITZSIMMONS, DEAN OF ADMISSIONS

CONNECTICUT COLLEGE Joyce Slayton Mitchell has won my heart with this thoughtful and practical guide to the college admissions process. Her advice is straight up and free of gimmicksa rarity found in todays college admissions resource books.

MARTHA C. MERRILL, DEAN OF ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID

NORTHWESTERN Trust Joyce Slayton Mitchell. Her advice gives everyonestudents, their parents, and their counselorsthe can do confidence to get through college admissions without meltdown. Read this book in sections and read some of it out loud. Youll like what you hear. Ms. Mitchell knows the heartsand mindsof students and their parents.

SHEPPARD SHANLEY, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS

CARLETON Mitchell provides a strong personal advocacy for student decision making in the college-search process. If you can compare the search for the right college in 21st-century America to a wild, white water rafting ride, then you want this author as your river guide. There are uncertainties, unseen rocks, and too many rapids among the many options facing young people in choosing a just-right college. Ms. Mitchell places the decision-making process squarely in the hands of student[s] and provides the most useful tips for guiding their choice process. It is well done and [a] must read for every college-bound student.

PAUL THIBOUTOT, DEAN OF ADMISSIONS

SMITHEight First Choices makes a scientist out of the high school senior who sets out to collect data until she finds her eight perfect matches. Americas vast college resources are highlighted as this book shows students how to measure all of our different campus cultures.

AUDREY Y. SMITH, DEAN OF ENROLLMENT

DUKE For many years Joyce Slayton Mitchell has given outstanding advice to families seeking guidance through the college admissions maze. And we in the admissions profession have enjoyed her valuable insights, sharp opinions, and clear writing as she has examined the college selection process. This thoughtful and well-organized book, which distills her years of experience, is no exception.

CHRISTOPH GUTTENTAG, DEAN OF ADMISSIONS

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA This is the only book that puts you, as the college applicant, at the center of the admissions process. Eight First Choices will encourage you to be philosophical, thoughtful, and strategic about your college choices.

ERIC J. KAPLAN, DIRECTOR, GRADUATE EDUCATION

RICE The most interesting and practical guide I have read in many years. A must read for students and parents entering the college admission process.

RICHARD N. STABELL, FORMER DEAN OF ADMISSION

STANFORD Joyce Slayton Mitchell is a real teacher. She uses the college selection process as a learning experience for students. She tells her students up front that they are going to learn a great deal about themselves and whats important to them. As a result, they have a much better college selection experience. For students and parents undertaking the college application process, I can think of no better guide. This book distills [Mitchells] wisdom into 208 pages, and provides a most valuable piece of sanity and wisdom.

ROBIN MAMLET, FORMER DEAN OF ADMISSION

EMORY During my twenty-one years at Emory, I have benefited greatly from Joyce Slayton Mitchells wise, accurate, and compassionate view of college admissions. Listen to what she says; she gets it right and she knows whats most important in all of this: the students!

SCOTT L. ALLEN, ASSOCIATE DEAN, DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT

COLGATE There are those who have been trying to sell their publications by trying to lead college-bound applicants and their families into believing that making the best college selection is as simple as reading a list or two of ill-conceived rankings. For the applicant who is serious about doing meaningful research and reading valuable suggestions about how to identify colleges and universities that could be ideal matches, Joyce Slayton Mitchells excellent book is exactly what they should be reading. The bottom line, though, is that Eight First Choices is a terrific piece of work.

GARY L. ROSS, DEAN OF ADMISSIONS

WESLEYAN This book brings the advice of one of the great college counselors to many who need it mostand havent typically had the advantage. You could read the first five pages and be a leg-up in the process. But dont stop there! JSM knows what she is talking about, writes clearly in an easy-to-follow format, and shares very good, practical information that will help every student be successful in making the next step to college. I have given many copies to friends and family to help pave the way for a successful college search.

NANCY HARGRAVE MEISLAHN, DEAN OF ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID

POMONA Joyce Slayton Mitchell, one of the best known experts on college admission in the United States, does it again with her third edition of Eight First Choices. Offering insightful guidance to college applicants, the book imparts insider knowledge sure to prove helpful to students and their families. This is a must read book by an acclaimed author.

CHRISTOPHER S. ALLEN, DEAN OF ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID

BOSTON UNIVERISTYEight First Choices is the definitive guide by a leading expert in college counseling. Joyce Slayton Mitchell has advised thousands of students about the college admissions process, and her expertise and guidance will ensure that the process is seamless for you and your family.

KELLY A. WALTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS

INDIANA UNIVERSITYEight First Choices will provide a roadmap to the American college application process, information on how to research individual colleges and how to make sound decisions that fit you as a person based on personal and academic interests.

MARY ELLEN ANDERSON, DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY An excellent resource for parents and students alike who are trying to navigate through the college admission maze in America! This guide, through its step-by-step instructions on each component of the application process, will prove to be one of your most valuable tools. Well done!

DOUGLAS L. CHRISTIANSEN, PH.D., VICE PROVOST FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT AND DEAN OF ADMISSIONS

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA A wise and practical guide to outstanding American colleges and universities written by an experienced college counselor.

JEROME A. LUCIDO, PH.D., VICE PROVOST FOR ENROLLMENT

BOSTON UNIVERSITYEight First Choices succeeds in showing the wide diversity of U.S. colleges, and thus imparts an appreciation for differences in student spirit and educational philosophy. Selecting a college because of its fuller learning environment will yield dividends in achieving those critical thinking skills that will take students as far as they want to go in their education and in their careers.

ROBERT S. LAY, DEAN FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN This book shines important new light on the issues on how and what high school students should consider when applying to U.S. liberal arts colleges and universities. Joyce Slayton Mitchell gives many practical and easy-to-follow steps to help students understand holistic admissions.