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The College Hook
Packaging Yourself to Win the College Admissions Game
by Pam Proctor
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Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Center Street (July 09 2007)
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Chapter 1: The Power of the Hook : Part 1
A comprehensive guide to the powerful packaging tool called the 'Hook' - a special talent or achievement that leaps off the page of a college application and catches the eye of admissions officers.

Chapter 1: The Power of the Hook : Part 2
Now, some students might have heard this advice and dismissed it out of hand. Others might have been intrigued by the prospect of doing a portfolio, but when it came down to actually putting one together, they would have shelved the idea until they had

Chapter 1: The Power of the Hook : Part 3
The photographer not only wrote a letter, but he also went a step further: He invited Josh to help him in the studio the day he was shooting a portrait of a leading photography professor at one of the schools to which Josh was applying.



Book Description

A comprehensive guide to the powerful packaging tool called the 'Hook' - a special talent or achievement that leaps off the page of a college application and catches the eye of admissions officers. Competition for entry to the nation's top colleges is at an all-time high - and intensifying every year.

Now nationally recognized college consultant and writer Pam Proctor reveals the 'packaging' secrets that can help any student maximize the odds of admission to the college of his or her choice. Using real life anecdotes and examples from winning applications, Proctor provides students with a step-by-step program that will enable them to determine and develop their unique 'Hook,' and then package and market themselves at every stage of the admissions process.

About the Author

Pam Proctor

Pam Proctor, a former senior editor of Parade, is the author of seven non-fiction books, including: Love, Miracles and Animal Healing, with Allen M. Schoen, D.V.M; Looking Good at Any Age, with dermatologist Amy E. Newburger, M.D; and The Joy of Living, with "Today Show" personality Willard Scott. She is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and holds a Master's degree in government from Claremont Graduate University.

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