Recommended Reading

Books: Academic Performance

Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises (7th Edition)

The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition

SOAR Study Skills

Learning to Learn: Strengthening Study Skills and Brain Power

Where's My Stuff?

How to Double Your Child's Grades in School

What Smart Students Know



Books: Test Prep

The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd edition

The Official Study Guide for All SAT Subject Tests

Simon's Saga for the SAT

The Real ACT Prep Guide



Books: College Admissions

College Prowler: Individual College Guides for the Top 200 Schools

Early College Programs

Getting In: Inside The College Admissions Process

Fiske Guide to Colleges 2010

Four-Year Colleges 2010 (Peterson's Four Year Colleges)

The Best 371 Colleges, 2010 Edition

Choosing the Right College 2010-11

Winning the College Admission Game: Strategies for Parents & Students

The College Admissions Mystique

Looking Beyond the Ivy League

The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College

Getting In: Inside The College Admissions Process

A Is for Admission: The Insider's Guide to Getting into the Ivy League and Other Top Colleges

50 College Admissions Directors Speak to Parents

Best College Admissions Essays

100 Successful College Application Essays

On Writing the College Application Essay



Online Resources

Brightstorm Math - A free 24/7 math solution site with every math topic in Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Trigonometry, Precalculus and Calculus

Hotmath - teacher-written answer keys for your math textbook

Scholarship basics

FastWeb Scholarship Search

College Board

Fiske College Selection Survey

The Common Application

FAFSA (Financial Aid)