demystifying COLLEGE ADMISSIONS: A Parent-To-Parent Guide to the Reality of the College Process (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780996473927)

Terry Greene Clark's B.S. and M.B.A. did not help her as she stumbled her way through the early stages of the college application process with her first child, an aspiring college athlete. A year later when it started all over again with her son, she realized there was even more to learn with this music and business major. At this point, she thought of writing this book to help other parents facing the same challenges. It was in the process of launching her third child with interests in science into the college realm that this book finally came to fruition. I had no knowledge of the extensive scope of higher education when my eldest daughter entered her junior year of high school. I kept asking myself, "Why am I struggling so much?" I have decided that this difficulty stemmed from two main facts. First, I have been there and done this before. As a matter of fact, I did it all by myself with little help from any high school advisor or my parents. As a child of an Irish immigrant, I was the first in my immediate family to attend and graduate from any college. "Why is this so different?" My second reason is an extension of the first. I am an educated woman. I have worked in corporate America and played a role in a family business. "Why don't I get this?" I have spent so much time in the last 6+ years talking to friends, family, and new acquaintances at coffees, lunches and social events discussing the college process only to discover that everyone has questions and anxiety about college for their teenagers. I also learned that the college search, application and matriculation process will take you on a roller coaster ride of emotions. It is exciting, frustrating, demanding, overwhelming, joyful, and bittersweet for parents and their children. My hope is that this book will provide you with valuable information to make your journey a little easier.