Get Real and Get In: How to Get Into the College of Your Dreams by Being Your Authentic Self
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- Author：Aviva Legatt
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Summary
An insider's college admissions guide that teaches students to identify and harness their unique passions， stand out from the crowd， and achieve their dreams。
Getting into the right college has never been tougher。 Competitive programs are admitting fewer and fewer students each year， while the Common Application has made it easy to apply to 30-40 schools in a single admissions cycle。 Gen Y and Z workers are having trouble finding rewarding careers after graduating， and in the wake of the college admissions scandal， many are questioning if an ethical pathway into top-tier schools even exists。
The struggle is real。 Yet most college applicants still follow the traditional wisdom on getting in， like "have a perfect SAT score" or "become the president of ten clubs。" Dr。 Aviva Legatt has spent her career in higher education as a professor， counselor， and admissions officer in the Ivy League， and she wants to let students in on a secret: admissions boards are sick of seeing the same cookie-cutter applications。 What were once considered best practices for "doing high school right" are now so commonplace that they have become a liability。
Get Real and Get In rejects these obsolete methods， teaching readers to think outside of the box and focus on what admissions officers are really looking for--young people who dare to be their most authentic selves。 Through engaging， accessible， and empathetic prose， this book forms an inspirational roadmap for readers to uncover their true passions and leverage them to create applications that truly stand out from the crowd。 It also features a variety of useful exercises and candid stories from many influential figures from diverse backgrounds and careers， which teach students to look beyond just getting into a "good" college and focus more actively on identifying and attaining their long-range goals。
Get Real and Get In is designed to ignite an essential mindset shift in students: stop trying to just "get in" and start figuring out exactly what you want from life and how to get it。 Stop managing the impressions you make on admissions officers and start defying impressions。 This is an essential guide to cutting through the noise of the admissions process and gaining the confidence to forge one's own path to success--in college and beyond。
Getting into the right college has never been tougher。 Competitive programs are admitting fewer and fewer students each year， while the Common Application has made it easy to apply to 30-40 schools in a single admissions cycle。 Gen Y and Z workers are having trouble finding rewarding careers after graduating， and in the wake of the college admissions scandal， many are questioning if an ethical pathway into top-tier schools even exists。
The struggle is real。 Yet most college applicants still follow the traditional wisdom on getting in， like "have a perfect SAT score" or "become the president of ten clubs。" Dr。 Aviva Legatt has spent her career in higher education as a professor， counselor， and admissions officer in the Ivy League， and she wants to let students in on a secret: admissions boards are sick of seeing the same cookie-cutter applications。 What were once considered best practices for "doing high school right" are now so commonplace that they have become a liability。
Get Real and Get In rejects these obsolete methods， teaching readers to think outside of the box and focus on what admissions officers are really looking for--young people who dare to be their most authentic selves。 Through engaging， accessible， and empathetic prose， this book forms an inspirational roadmap for readers to uncover their true passions and leverage them to create applications that truly stand out from the crowd。 It also features a variety of useful exercises and candid stories from many influential figures from diverse backgrounds and careers， which teach students to look beyond just getting into a "good" college and focus more actively on identifying and attaining their long-range goals。
Get Real and Get In is designed to ignite an essential mindset shift in students: stop trying to just "get in" and start figuring out exactly what you want from life and how to get it。 Stop managing the impressions you make on admissions officers and start defying impressions。 This is an essential guide to cutting through the noise of the admissions process and gaining the confidence to forge one's own path to success--in college and beyond。
Reviews
Jo Ann
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I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley。This book is a great resource for high school students who are thinking about college。 Getting into the "best" college really means getting into the "best" college for a particular student。 The book includes questions for introspection and activities to help students understand who they are and what direction they want to follow。 There are a lot of good ideas in the book。It is also a valuable tool for parents， teachers， guidance counselors， or others I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley。This book is a great resource for high school students who are thinking about college。 Getting into the "best" college really means getting into the "best" college for a particular student。 The book includes questions for introspection and activities to help students understand who they are and what direction they want to follow。 There are a lot of good ideas in the book。It is also a valuable tool for parents， teachers， guidance counselors， or others involved with the college selection/admission process。 。。。more
brittany
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I recieved an advanced readers copy to read and review。 Even though I am an adult， and I am not in high school applying to colleges， I am looking to go to college and do what I could not right after college due to life issues。 Anyway， this book breaks down what you should be exploring and how to make use of the best resource you have， yourself。 I found the activities and the stories and reflection questions extremely helpful。 This book is definately a resource many people can make use of。
Darya
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Thank you St。 Martin's Press & Netgalley for sending me an ARC of Get Real and Get In by Dr。 Aviva Legatt。 Get Real and Get In covers all things from the college process， applications and mental health during the season。 Legatt offers an in depth and personal approach to such a crisis filled and worrying parts of teenager's lives。 The book was educated and informative， but still interesting and heartwarming。 Overall a great book for teens， in some areas a bit slow but really that's what is to be Thank you St。 Martin's Press & Netgalley for sending me an ARC of Get Real and Get In by Dr。 Aviva Legatt。 Get Real and Get In covers all things from the college process， applications and mental health during the season。 Legatt offers an in depth and personal approach to such a crisis filled and worrying parts of teenager's lives。 The book was educated and informative， but still interesting and heartwarming。 Overall a great book for teens， in some areas a bit slow but really that's what is to be expected of books like these。 。。。more
Kerri Konik
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As a parent of a student who had high ambitions to get into an elite college， Dr。 Aviva’s guidance and advice was priceless。 He got in， and is thriving！
Jann Freed
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