The People's Guide to College Applications (A Week-by-Week Approach to Writing, Connecting, and Getting In)

The People’s Guide to College Applications presents a radically compassionate, last-minute–friendly approach to college applications that honors messy lives, economic realities, and authentic stories—especially for students and families who feel like they’re late to the game. In a weekly step-by-step process, Constantino makes this daunting task accessible for everyone. Families will build skills, curiosity, courage, and connection before young people step into independence and parents consider their own changing place in time. 

This book frames the application essay, not as a sales pitch, but as a chance to make meaning, claim power, and find value in a lifetime. It holds writing as the ultimate tool for self-exploration, inviting adults to become co-dreamers and scaffolds for their students in this process. Through weekly exercises in writing, thinking, and rewriting, Dr. Jill Constantino guides students into independence without losing their vulnerability and thoughtfulness. Meanwhile, she teaches parents to become good accountability partners by walking them through their own processes of self-definition. By encouraging audaciousness and authenticity, Constantino offers valuable insights on researching colleges, writing essays, conversing about money, and moving to a new stage in life. 

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