The #1 book on college admissions essays, completely updated and revised
College experts Edward Fiske and Bruce Hammond offer readers the best, most student-tailored advice on how to choose their topic and write their essay.

• Over 100 real sample essays
• Great for all degrees of writing proficiency
• 17 brand-new essays from actual students
• Real examples of how essay drafts were edited from the first to final draft

• Fiske’s exclusive “Sizing Yourself Up” survey asks probing questions to help students select a college that reflects individual personality and interests
• The comprehensive college-finder features useful cross sections of the nation’s schools, such as nonconformist colleges, Catholic colleges, colleges with innovative curriculums, colleges by course of student, and much more

This amazing new system for building your vocabulary will teach students and word-lovers alike to learn-not just memorize-essential words.  The Fiske system will enhance and expand your permanent vocabulary.

Fiske WordPower includes:

• More than 1,000 words and definitions, with example sentences
• Prefixes, suffixes, and common roots
• Words grouped by type and origin, followed by quizzes to determine comprehension

Starting off with a  powerful vocabulary is the best way to prepare for a successful, stress-free time in high school.  High school opens a world of new ideas and experiences.  Get a head start on:

• Challenging concepts of high school
• Building a powerful vocabulary

This must-have book contains the 250 most important words students need to know to be successful in college and beyond.  Every entry includes:

• Word origin
• Complete definition
• Example sentences

Gruber’s Complete ACT Guide guides students toward a personal study plan that shows them their strengths and weaknesses through a revolutionary approach – evaluating not just what answer the student chose, but why they chose it!

• Focus studies on areas that will boost scores
• Increase knowledge for life
  

Gruber’s SAT Word Master
Gary Gruber, the leading expert and independent voice in SAT test-prep with more than 7 million books sold, presents a new guide or students honing their vocabulary for the tough SAT test.  With more tools and lists than the competition, this guide goes beyond just words and definitions to also give tests, hot prefixes and roots, words that have the same meaning, and much more, including:

• Prefixes and Roots which Denote the Same Meaning or Feeling
• Words Commonly Confused
• The 291 Most Frequent SAT Words
• 100 Vocabulary Tests

Gruber’s SAT 2400
From the leading voice in SAT test prep, inside strategies for top-scoring students.  The guide includes:

• Inside tips for bating the toughest questions
• Powerful strategies for top students

Gruber’s Complete PSAT/NMSQT Guide
The most trusted method, now for the PSAT/NMSQT, shows students how to think about questions instead of trying to solve each one individually.  More schools use Dr. Gruber’s books for test-prep courses than any other test prep book, and PBS chose him to train teachers nationally to improve the nation’s test scores!  Everything you need to study to get the top score:

• Includes 3 full-length practice tests
• Inside info on how PSAT questions are created
• Exclusive 4-Hour Cram Session
• PSAT-Specific Math and Grammar Review
• Guide to the Most Frequently Used PSAT Vocabulary

• Gruber's Complete SAT Math Workbook includes shortcuts and tips, strategies and practice tests.
• It also features the exclusive Gruber system that has raised actual SAT scores by more than 600 points!

The Happiest Kid on Campus gives parents everything they need to know about the experience they’ll have as their child leaves for college, and what they can do to ensure that their child has an incredible and meaningful college experience.  Using Cohen’s trademark style, with tips, statistics, quotes, and stories from parents and students, as well as expert advice, this guide tackles the most important topics on parents’ minds, including:

• What parents should NEVER say or do when dropping their child off on campus
• Staying connected (but not too connected) to your child
• When to visit, how often to visit, what to expect when visiting
• Helping your child make good choices & supporting the wrong ones
• What every parent must know about safety issues
  
  
  

From the bestselling author on the transition to college comes a new companion workbook to The Naked Roommate.  Focused on first year survival, this workbook tackles head-on the problem that 1 in 4 students don’t return for sophomore year.
The Naked Roommate’s Freshman Year Survival Workbook gives students the ultimate tools for a successful and productive first year.

• The ultimate tools for a successful and productive year
• Ways to evaluate their expectations, interests, and concerns about college life
• Track experiences as they make their way through their first year