Best Non Ivy League Colleges - April 2024

College Essay Essentials: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Successful College Admissions Essay

Writing an amazing college admission essay is easier than you think!So you're a high school senior given the task of writing a 650-word personal statement for your college application. Do you tell the story of your life, or a story from your life? Do you choose a single moment? If so, which one? The options seem endless.Lucky for you, they're not. College counselor Ethan Sawyer (aka The College Essay Guy) will show you that there are only four (really, four!) types of college admission essays. And all you have to do to figure out which type is best for you is answer two simple questions: Have... [Read More]

• ASIN: 149263512X
• UPC: 760789258534
• ASIN: 149263512X
• ISBN: 149263512X
• Brand: Ethan Sawyer
• Manufacturer: Sourcebooks

The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League

An instant New York Times bestseller, named a best book of the year by The New York Times Book Review, Amazon, and Entertainment Weekly, among others, this celebrated account of a young African-American man who escaped Newark, NJ, to attend Yale, but still faced the dangers of the streets when he returned is, “nuanced and shattering” (People) and “mesmeric” (The New York Times Book Review).When author Jeff Hobbs arrived at Yale University, he became fast friends with the man who would be his college roommate for four years, Robert Peace. Robert’s life was rough from the beginning in ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1476731918
• ASIN: 1476731918
• ISBN: 1476731918
• Brand: Scribner
• Manufacturer: Scribner

Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities

A groundbreaking exploration of the intertwined histories of slavery, racism, and higher education in America, from a leading African American historian.A 2006 report commissioned by Brown University revealed that institution's complex and contested involvement in slavery--setting off a controversy that leapt from the ivory tower to make headlines across the country. But Brown's troubling past was far from unique. In Ebony and Ivy, Craig Steven Wilder, a rising star in the profession of history, lays bare uncomfortable truths about race, slavery, and the American academy.Many of America's rev... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1608194027
• ASIN: 1608194027
• ISBN: 1608194027
• Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Manufacturer: Bloomsbury Publishing

The Best American Short Stories 2016 (The Best American Series ®)

“The literary ‘Oscars’ features twenty outstanding examples of the best of the best in American short stories.” —Shelf Awareness for Readers The Best American Short Stories 2016 will be selected by Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz. He brings "one of the most distinctive and magnetic voices in contemporary fiction: limber, streetwise, caffeinated and wonderfully eclectic" (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times) to the collection.  

• ASIN: 0544582896
• ASIN: 0544582896
• ISBN: 0544582896
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam, 2017 Edition: Proven Techniques to Help You Score a 5 (College Test Preparation)

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO HELP SCORE A PERFECT 5! Equip yourself to ace the AP U.S. History Exam with The Princeton Review's comprehensive study guide—including thorough content reviews, targeted strategies for every question type, access to our AP Connect portal online, and 2 full-length practice tests with complete answer explanations. Written by the experts at The Princeton Review, Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam arms you to take on the test and achieve your highest possible score.Techniques That Actually Work.• Tried-and-true strategies to help you avoid traps and beat the test•... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1101920033
• ASIN: 1101920033
• ISBN: 1101920033
• Brand: Princeton Review
• Manufacturer: Princeton Review

El Deafo

New York Times Bestseller A 2015 Newbery Honor Book Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful—and very awkward—hearing aid. The Phonic Ear gives Cece the ability to hear—sometimes things she shouldn’t—but also isolates her from her classmates. She really just wants... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1419712179
• ASIN: 1419712179
• ISBN: 1419712179
• Brand: HACHETTE BOOK GROUP USA
• Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams

The Gift of Fear and Other Survival Signals that Protect Us From Violence

• ASIN: 0440508835
• ASIN: 0440508835
• ISBN: 0440508835
• Brand: Dell Publishing Company
• Manufacturer: Dell

642 Tiny Things to Draw: (Drawing for Kids, Drawing Books, How to Draw Books)

This pocket-sized drawing journal is packed with just as much clever, imaginative fun as the original bestselling 642 Things to Draw. All 642 drawing prompts invite doodlers to draw teeny-tiny things—from "a keyhole" and "a marble" to "an atom" and "your house, from space." Sure to keep creative folks inspired on the go, or wherever the doodle bug strikes!

• ASIN: 1452137579
• ASIN: 1452137579
• ISBN: 1452137579
• Manufacturer: Chronicle Books

The Hate U Give

8 starred reviews ∙ Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best  ∙  William C. Morris Award Winner ∙ National Book Award Longlist ∙ Printz Honor Book ∙ Coretta Scott King Honor Book ∙ #1 New York Times Bestseller!"Absolutely riveting!" —Jason Reynolds"Stunning." —John Green"This story is necessary. This story is important." —Kirkus (starred review)"Heartbreakingly topical." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)"A marvel of verisimilitude." —Booklist (starred review)"A powerful, in-your-face novel." —Horn Book (starred review)Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0062498533
• ASIN: 0062498533
• ISBN: 0062498533
• Brand: BALZER BRAY
• Manufacturer: Balzer + Bray

If Beale Street Could Talk

In this honest and stunning novel, now a major motion picture directed by Barry Jenkins, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin’s story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their families set out to clear his name, and as they face an uncertain future, the young lovers experience a kaleidoscope of emotions–affection, ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0307275930
• ASIN: 0307275930
• ISBN: 0307275930
• Brand: Vintage Books USA
• Manufacturer: Vintage

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Now a major motion picture Short-listed for the Man Booker Prize A New York Times bestseller A Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year A New York Times Notable Book “Extreme times call for extreme reactions, extreme writing. Hamid has done something extraordinary with this novel.”—Washington Post “One of those achingly assured novels that makes you happy to be a reader.”—Junot Diaz “Brief, charming, and quietly furious . . . a resounding success.”—Village Voice At a café table in Lahore, a bearded Pakistani man converses with an uneasy American str... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0156034026
• ASIN: 0156034026
• ISBN: 9780156034029
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Harvest Books

Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data

A New York Times bestseller "Brilliant, funny…the best math teacher you never had." ―San Francisco ChronicleOnce considered tedious, the field of statistics is rapidly evolving into a discipline Hal Varian, chief economist at Google, has actually called "sexy." From batting averages and political polls to game shows and medical research, the real-world application of statistics continues to grow by leaps and bounds. How can we catch schools that cheat on standardized tests? How does Netflix know which movies you’ll like? What is causing the rising incidence of autism? As best-selling aut... [Read More]

• ASIN: 039334777X
• ASIN: 039334777X
• ISBN: 9780393347777
• Brand: W W Norton Company
• Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

The $5 a Meal College Vegetarian Cookbook: Good, Cheap Vegetarian Recipes For When You Need To Eat (Everything Books)

300+ meat-free dishes for $5 or less! Tired of your dining hall's sorry excuse for a vegetarian meal? Can't afford to spend all your money on mediocre takeout? Well, now you can enjoy hundreds of delicious, meat-free dishes that will not only

• ASIN: 1440552673
• UPC: 045079552678
• ASIN: 1440552673
• ISBN: 1440552673
• Brand: Adams Media
• Manufacturer: Adams Media

Our Bucket List Adventures: A Journal for Couples

Our Bucket List Adventures: A Journal for Couples Our Bucket List Adventures is the perfect bucket list journal for couples. With this couples journal, you’ll be able to: 1. Create 50 unique bucket list goals you want to accomplish together. More specifically, there is an activity section for couples to brainstorm before choosing their bucket list items together. 2. Journal your bucket list adventure memories together. 3. Have a place to put your favorite photo that captures your bucket list goal experience, or scrapbook memorabilia. Also, there are 5 engaging questions for couples to u... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0998729175
• ASIN: 0998729175
• ISBN: 0998729175
• Manufacturer: Our Peaceful Family

The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA

The classic personal account of Watson and Crick’s groundbreaking discovery of the structure of DNA, now with an introduction by Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind.By identifying the structure of DNA, the molecule of life, Francis Crick and James Watson revolutionized biochemistry and won themselves a Nobel Prize. At the time, Watson was only twenty-four, a young scientist hungry to make his mark. His uncompromisingly honest account of the heady days of their thrilling sprint against other world-class researchers to solve one of science’s greatest mysteries gives a dazzlingly clear p... [Read More]

• ASIN: 074321630X
• ASIN: 074321630X
• ISBN: 9780743216302
• Brand: Touchstone
• Manufacturer: Touchstone

Undocumented : A Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League

An undocumented immigrant's journey from a New York City homeless shelter to the top of his Princeton class Dan-el Padilla Peralta has lived the American dream. As a boy, he arrived in the United States

• UPC: 49368006

The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace : A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League

Traces a young man's effort to escape the dangers of the streets and his own nature after graduating from Yale, describing his youth in violent 1980s Newark, efforts to navigate two fiercely insular worlds and

• UPC: 44371108
• Rating: 4.563

A Hope in the Unseen : An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League

Follows a determined African American teenager from a violent school in Washington, D.C., to the bewildering world of the Ivy

• UPC: 641888
• Rating: 4.105

From Public School to the Ivy League : How to Get Into a Top School Without Top Dollar Resources

Public school students CAN go to Ivy League schools. Do students really need the dedicated attention of a private school counselor in order to gain admissions to elite universities? Whats the secret? Gain the tools

• UPC: 36556469
• Rating: 4.0

Learning Outside The Lines : Two Ivy League Students With Learning Disabilities And Adhd Give You The Tools F

Outlines specific study skills and provides exercises and charts to help learning-disabled students utilize their unique cognitive abilities and creative talents to achieve

• UPC: 799935
• Rating: 4.0

The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace : A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League

Presents the life of Robert Peace, an African American who became a brillant biochemistry student at Yale University, but after graduation lived as drug dealer and was brutally murdered at the age of

• UPC: 32978166
• Rating: 4.563

The Best Book On Ivy League Football Recruiting: Scott Britton, a former Ivy League football player shares the secrets to college recruitment in the Ivy League. - eBook

Are you a high school athlete with dreams of gaining admission to an Ivy League school? Are you feeling the pressure of the college application process and finding yourself lost in all the jargon like

• UPC: 106044622

Tap & Gown : An Ivy League Novel

Tap & Gown (Ivy League)Format: PaperbackAuthors: Diana PeterfreundISBN10: 0385341946Published:

• UPC: 10600749
• Rating: 4.333

Yale & The Ivy League Cartel: How a College Lost its Soul and Became a Hedge Fund - eBook

The book reviews the development of “Old Yale” from its origin in 1701 to its death in the latter half of the 20th century, describes the Ivy League Cartel that prevents price competition among members

• UPC: 768834486

The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace : A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League

The Short and Tragic Life of Robert

• UPC: 45688611
• Rating: 4.563