Along with the Web sites and books cited in this handbook, these books come highly recommended.

Acing The College Application: How to Maximize Your Chances for Admission to the College of Your Choice
By Michele Hernandez
Ballantine Books, 2007

Admission Matters: What Students and Parents Need to Know About Getting Into College
By Sally P. Springer and Marion R. Franck
Jossey-Bass, 2005

The College Application Essay, Revised Edition
By Sarah Myers McGinty
Henry Holt & Company, 2004

The College Board Guide to Getting Financial Aid 2008
By The College Board
Henry Holt & Company, 2007

Rugg’s Recommendations on the Colleges, 25th Edition
By Frederick E. Rugg
Rugg’s Recommendation, 2007

Two Year Colleges 2008
Peterson’s; 38 Edition, 2007

Vocational & Technical Schools – East: More than 2,500 Vocational Schools East of the Mississippi River
Peterson’s, 2007

Vocational & Technical Schools – West: More than 2,200 Vocational Schools West of the Mississippi River
Peterson’s, 2007