Bruce G. Hammond coauthored the Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College, Fiske Real College Essays That Work, Fiske Nailing the New SAT, and was editor in chief of The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges. He is the author of Discounts and Deals at the Nation’s 360 Best Colleges and is the school and college expert at Parent Soup, a division of iVillage.com. He lives near Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Read Bruce Hammond's letter to NSFZ students about applying to and attending  American colleges.