U.S. News and Your School

To help students and parents understand the college admissions process better, U.S.News & World Report invites you to use the attached excerpts from our Best Colleges 2013 guidebook. You can publish them in a newsletter or on a blog, email or share them, or print them out and post them, provided that you use the entire excerpt without modification and include the copyright and permissions notice.

Excerpts Include:

• Applying to Too Many Colleges Can Hurt Your Chances
• The Ideal College Applicant: A Well-Rounded Specialist, Not a 'Joiner'
• Her College Choice was 'A Really Sad Decision'
• To Clinch a Great Financial-Aid Package, First Understand the Process
• How a Real Survivor Tackled the College Application Process
• 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Applying to College
• If You Borrow for College, Beware!

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