8 First Choices

WHAT THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS DEANS ARE SAYINGEight First Choices is the culmination of 25 years of experience from premier collegecounselor Joyce Slayton Mitchell. You will learn how to take charge of the admissions process and how to successfully apply to your eight first-choice colleges.HARVARD “Mitchell offers many great insights into the complexity of the college admissions process.”—William R. FitzsimmonsCONNECTICUT COLLEGE “Mitchell’s advice is straight up and free of gimmicks—a rarity found in today’s college admissions resource books.”—Martha C. MerrillNORTHWESTERN “Read this book and some of it out loud. Mitchell knows the hearts—and minds—of students and their parents.”—Sheppard ShanleyCARLETON “Compare the search for college in 21st-century America to a wild, white water rafting ride, then you want this author as your river guide.”—Paul ThiboutotSMITH “Eight First Choices makes a scientist out of the high school senior who sets out to collect data until she finds her eight perfect matches.”—Audrey Y. SmithUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN “This is one of the finest publications about college admissions that has come out in some time.”—Ted SpencerUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA “This is the only book that puts you, as the college applicant, at the center of the admissions process.”—Eric J. KaplanBRYN MAWR “This is, by far, my first-choice guide to the college admissions process.”—Jenny RickardINDIANA UNIVERSITY “What a terrific resource for students and families! Eight First Choices is a balanced, step-by-step guide to college selection.”—Mary Ellen AndersonUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH “Give yourself a gift—make full use of this expert’s advice.”—Betsy PorterEMORY “She gets it right, and she knows what’s most important in all of this: the students!”—Scott L. AllenDUKE “The admissions profession enjoy Mitchell’s valuable insights, sharp opinions, and clear writing as she examines the college selection process.”—Christoph GuttentagWESLEYAN “This book brings the advice of one of the great college counselors to many who need it and haven’t typically had the advantage.”—Nancy Hargrave Meislahn