resources
Books
How to Raise an Adult, Julie Lythcott-Haims
Who Gets In and Why, Jeff Selingo
TED Talks & YouTube Videos
Julie Lythcott Haims (former Stanford Freshman Dean), Julie Lythcott-Haims: How to raise successful kids -- without over-parenting | TED Talk
Malcolm Gladwell, Why Did I Say "Yes" to Speak Here? | Malcolm Gladwell | Google Zeitgeist
William Deresiewicz Breaking out of the Educated Flock
Podcasts
The Key with Inside Higher Ed The Key - A Podcast With Inside Higher Ed
Bootstraps: Merit, Myths, & Education Bootstraps: A Podcast Series | EdSurge Guides
College Admission Brief COLLEGE ADMISSION BRIEF on Apple Podcasts
Standardized Testing
CollegeBoard College Board
ACT.org ACT
FairTest - Test optional: FairTest | The National Center for Fair and Open Testing
Financial Aid
WUE: Save On College Tuition | Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)
FAFSA: Federal Student Aid
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