Does it seem like everyone else around you is all set with their life’s plans? Does it seem like you are the only one who has no idea of how to begin your college search process? And do you sometimes feel like it might be best to forgo the college route and just join the Marines? Call yourself normal. Every student and parent with whom I have worked over the past fifteen years in College Coaching has had the same doubts and fears. In this book I will share some of those stories. I promise that all of the stories end well with students happily settled in college. It is the getting there that is hard, more emotionally-charged, than anything else. A neat part about Getting into College with Julia Ross: Finding the Right Fit & Making it Happen is that it is designed to help all types of students. The process and strategies outlined in this book will work for middle of the road B students, mid-range C struggling students and the all-A- superstars. Will all of these students get into Harvard and Yale? Absolutely not. Do they all want to go to Harvard and Yale? Again, absolutely not! We tend to get caught up in the brand name of colleges just as we do in the brand name of cars and clothing. The goal of the college coaching handbook is to help students identify colleges that meet their individual needs (academically, socially, athletically, and financially). Yes, you are in the driver’s seat. You will choose colleges that will fit you! Once you have developed a list of colleges with appropriate admissions standards, you will give a lot of thought to what you have to offer these colleges. The admissions process from the colleges’ point of view is no secret. Colleges are looking to develop a community of students; students who are leaders, musicians, athletes, researchers, etc. They want to fill their classes with a diversity of interests and talents. - from Amzon