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Title: College Admissions Trade Secrets : A top private college counselor reveals the secrets, lies, and tricks of the college admissions process. by Andrew Allen ISBN: 0-595-19897-X Publisher: Writers Club Press Pub. Date: 31 August, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.83 (24 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: SIMPLY THE BEST
Comment: Simply put, there is no book that offers as much information, advice and opinions as Trade Secrets. Most admissions books offer 1/10th what this book offers -- you would be INSANE to apply to college without first reading this book. I suspect that the majority of the bad reviews are from high school counselors or admissions offices--Allen takes both to task. Beware: if you can't take strong advice (that's wickedly helpful), then don't buy this book. If you want some great insider help, then get a copy.
Rating: 1
Summary: Cynical, poorly-written and inaccurate
Comment: Interestingly, Andrew Allen never tells you where he himself went to college. Given how poorly written and repetitive this book is, and how unappreciative of the true value of a great education, it's just as well for the reputation of his alma mater. Allen fits Oscar Wilde's definition of the cynic -- he knows the price of everything, the value of nothing. He makes ridiculous claims about schools' reputations such as that Dartmouth has a reputation for being antagonistic towards men whereas schools such as Davidson and Washington & Lee are known to be "very male-friendly" -- a term he leaves completely undefined. Allen also says that "if you can get into Stanford, then you can get into Yale, Chicago, or Georgetown, all of which offer a better education." Says who?
This book is all about a not-very-talented man who has fallen in love with the position of power he has assumed as a self-anointed guru of college admissions. If you are a bright, hardworking person who wants to go to a great college to be in the company of other bright, hardworking people, you will want to avoid the company of Andrew Allen before you get there. There are a slew of better college admissions book to turn to, including "How to Get Into the Top Colleges" by Richard Montauk.
Rating: 5
Summary: Free Advice
Comment: I recommend that every prospective college student read this book to learn the secrets and little tricks about getting into colleges. I also recommend that all of my students learn about character and leadership in the true meaning of education in America as told by the world's greatest educators and philosophers, such as Thomas Jefferson, by reading "West Point: Character Leadership Education: Thomas Jefferson" by Norman Thomas Remick. It's a great companion to the college review books and Andrew Allen's "College Admission Trade Secrets".
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Title: A is for Admission: The Insider's Guide to Getting Into the Ivy League and ..... by Michele A. Hernandez ISBN: 0446674060 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: The Early Admissions Game : Joining the Elite by Christopher Avery, Andrew Fairbanks, Richard Zeckhauser ISBN: 0674010558 Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: 31 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: On Writing the College Application Essay : The Key to Acceptance and the College of your Choice by Harry Bauld ISBN: 0064637220 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 03 September, 1987 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Getting in: Inside the College Admissions Process by William Henry Paul, Bill Paul ISBN: 0201154919 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: April, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That is Best for You by Jay Mathews ISBN: 0761536957 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 11 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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