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This book was a disappointment. It contained very simple tips that were ridiculously over explained. It spent very little time providing the reader with any substantial assistance. Instead the writer delivered common things the reader should do, such as don't drink to much alcohol or make sure and consume creatine. I also found it very narcissistic. Kennedy used 126 pages to say "I'm better than you because college was easy for me." This is then concluded by a list of grammatical errors made in writing and in speech that he found personally annoying. There is a book called How to Become a Straight-A student that i did find incredibly helpfull. Cal Newport's book uses actual evidence that he obtained by interviewing hundreds of straight A students from colleges around the country. That book saved my college career and i didn't miss a social step because of it. Good luck ~Bryan

Advice or information given in this book may not work for all students?
What may work is worth knowing!
About a 3.9 Star buy!

I'm a sophomore in college when I bought this book. Had only a few good hints I didn't already use. No help what so ever with note taking though, which is why I bought it. He just says to develop your own method. The hints he gave were helpful, some are really just major common sense. The diet was a really nice added chapter since most college students don't think it effects their studies. Overall worth the money for a freshman, a sophomore it would be if it was a little cheaper. Best advice overall was getting to know your professors. I've had plenty of professors change my grade and help out by giving example exams. Just go to their office and treat them like a normal person, well maybe a little more professional for some of you, and if you go once a week I promise you will be getting better grades.

Great how to guide. I bought it for my daughter who will be a Freshman this Fall. Lots of the same things I've been saying (with greater impact coming from someone else other than Mom), plus a whole lot more. Knowledge is power and this guide offers hints from study habits, avoiding weight gain in the dorms, to dealing with roommates - even an appendix on common errors in English! I also appreciated that the proceeds from the sale of the book go to the Boulder Valley Humane Society. Bravo Mr. Kennedy!

Im a high school junior and got this book. I've applied a lot of the tips to my high school life, and my grades are doing a lot better!

I recommend this to anyone in any level of school, from high school and onward.

The author's knowledge in winning scholarships is a proven hands-on experience. Debra Lipphardt has made this `how to' book on the scholarship process an easy to read and learn method. She speaks to you on a personal level that makes this non-fiction book more comprehensible. One of my favorite chapters is her chapter on short cuts and tips, making the entire process of applying less stressful. Her short cut method on the application procedure makes it effortless to apply for a large amount of scholarships. D. Lipphardt's book is written with a desire to help students make college possible and can be used by anyone, anywhere. Most of the scholarship books that I have already read, are mainly made up a list of scholarships (many of them no longer available) and much of the information is repeated in each book by writers without the first hand experience that Debra Lipphardt has. This book not only helps make the entire scholarship procedure a less daunting and confusing experience for everyone, but helps you from the very start to even after you have won the money. I highly recommend this book for anyone either going to college, or paying the bills.

It's never too early to start your future and Debra Lipphardt makes sure readers know it. Lipphardt reads like a trusted friend, or in this case counselor, who wants to ensure parents and students know what to do for the best possible chances to getting a free ride to college. She even offers resume writing tips--a whole chapter--that will benefit any student, even through the college years.
Because of her training and career as a high school scholarship headhunter, of sorts, Lipphardt is extremely knowledgeable on her chosen topic. Most helpful are the sample resumes and applications shown throughout the book. The last chapter is merely a bonus: a wealth of information on each state's Department of Education and other state specific offices. And once again, portions of the proceeds will go to The Humane Society of the United States. Star rating: 5

Mrs. Lipphardt's book, The Scholarship & Financial Aid Solution, is a practical and useful book for families and students. Mrs. Lipphardt speaks directly to the reader in a familiar tone and with the concern of an educator. Her tips have been garnered through experience in the high school setting and are applicable to every student. I have the pleasure of working with Mrs. Lipphardt and know her to be dedicated and passionate about helping students achieve their dreams of attending post-secondary educational institutions. You can certainly trust the advice found in this book.

Debra Lipphardt's book, "The Scholarship & Financial Aid Solution," should be in every high school student's immediate house, or at least in every high school library shelf.

Instead of buying the $100 massive books that makes applying for a scholarship the most terrifying experience during your student's senior year, I highly suggest buying this very cost-effective book that makes scholarship applications a very easy and fun process.

Since I am quoted in the book, I can truly attest that the knowledge provided within this book helped me achieve a lifelong goal of going to college for the first year totally supported by scholarships. Mrs. Lipphardt's talent and love to help students make college affordable is apparent in the first few pages of this book--known through first-hand experience.

For the parents, I know that credibility is important when purchasing scholarship help books. Let me tell you all this: I have known Debra Lipphardt for almost five years now, and she has helped each high school senior class to earn at least $2 million in scholarship money each year. Being one of her many students, I assure you that this book will be very beneficial to your efforts to save money.

I highly recommend the purchase of this book without any reservations whatsoever!

Debra Lipphardt's "The Scholarship & Financial Aid Solution: How to Go to College for Next to Nothing" is perfect for a college student like me who is trying to find ways to cut back on the costs of ever-increasing tuition and book payments. There are many books on the market that help students find ways to secure financial aid and scholarship funds but Lipphardt's book is quite helpful because it details a number of options available to students and their parents who are looking for ways to pay for college without having to mortgage the house.


Lipphardt's book covers all everything one needs to know about obtaining scholarships and financial aid, including where to look for college funding opportunities, how to write resumes and essays, tips on filling out applications, and even advice on interviews. While this book has a brief list of resources for all fifty states and a rundown of some scholarship websites, this book is NOT simply a list of scholarships and financial aid programs. It is a general guide for anyone trying to find out the basics on how and where to apply for funding and what steps need to be taken to better your chances of landing the money for school. Something I was especially glad to learn from this book was on how to avoid scholarship scams.

Something that makes this book stand out from the rest is that Lipphardt speaks to the reader literally one-to-one. Her friendly personal approach makes reading this book feel more like I am consulting with a personal adviser than some distant, remote resource, which is the feeling I get with most book addressing college admissions. Also, Lipphardt's book is a fairly quick read, making it easy to gain a lot of information in a short space of time. As a college student, I can say this is one book I really enjoyed reading; I certainly recommend it to anyone needing information on finding ways to pay for school.

If you have ever been awake at 3 am worrying about the financing of your child's college education you MUST read "Pay for College Without Sacrificing Your Retirement." A $20 investment in this book could save you THOUSANDS of dollars, no matter what your tax bracket is. Moreover, you may learn that the expensive "pie in the sky" college that your kid really wants to attend is amazingly affordable. Kudos to Tim Higgins!

I read this book both as a CPA who has many clients ask me about financial aid and as a father of 2 children. In both regards, this book was excellent. The author starts with a wise premise, that your retirement and putting your kids through college are linked together and any money paid to your child's college is money that you won't have in retirement. The book then strikes a great balance between overview and detail so that you can get the information you would need in your situation without sacrificing thoroughness. The tone is easy to read. There are sufficient examples and highlights of important points. And, the book seems very comprehensive, so after reading it, I felt I knew enough to intelligently begin to rework my savings for my children's education.

I will unhesitatingly recommend this book to clients and colleagues. In fact, I plan to purchase multiple copies to have on hand for my clients, many of whom have the same questions that I had and which the book answered.

I have two children in high school and it is scary to think about the costs of college. This book openned my eyes to the business side of colleges, and gave me some useful tips on different investment accounts. I am recommending this book to my friends.

Good book. It provides insight into many areas of personal finance and is pretty easy to read. I was able to implement a couple of strategies. Certainly worth the money.

Excellent book. Teaches you how to avoid many mistakes and pitfalls. Everything in the book is easily accessible without a degree in finance (ie everyone can understand it). A must read for anyone with a college age child or those heading off to college.

This was my first experiece with Hundreds of Heads publishing. While it was not what I expected, the book is full of comments by other parents sharing what did and did not work for them. Topics covered include when to begin the application process, test scores, how to know when to back off, what do do when your child was not accepted, and much more. The book is easy to read and also includes many useful websites for parents. Just seeing me read the book helped get my daughter motivated.

Navigating the college admissions process can be much more difficult than you might imagine. So, why not let parents who've already done it give you a helping hand - make that hundreds of helping hands. The tips range from heartwarming to humorous to extremely helpful. They will enable you not only to survive, but to be successful while keeping your sanity intact. From deciding when to start looking for colleges through the separation process, this is the ultimate source book for parents. More than highly recommended!

This book doesn't give you a step by step process. I don't think anyone can do that because everyone's situation is different. What it does is provide you with wisdom from hundreds of real life experiences -- some mistakes and some successes. It's almost like having a support system of friends that are there to help you.

We are in the thick of the college application process right now with our daughter just starting her senior year. This book has taken a lot of the stress out -- and put a great deal of the excitement back into getting her accepted to the right school for her!

I wish there was a book a like this for every phase, milestone and crucible moment that my kids will go through. This book will not reduce the your child's process of applying to and getting accepted to college, but parents can breath much easier knowing what to expect from so many others who have been through it before. The book is organized brilliantly and presents all sides of every issue, from when to start the process to how to handle getting the news. If only this book had been around when for own parents, who mostly relied on my high school counselor and whatever they remembered from their experiences 25 years earlier.

Advice from the heart ... the good, the bad and the ugly experiences of those who have already tread where you are about to go. No snobby neighbors, no competing colleagues, just hundreds of heads sharing their stories in easy-to-read snippets. It's a well-balanced presentation that allows you to benefit from the reflections of other parents who have already faced the challenges of kids, colleges and chaos. My college years are too far behind me to be relevant today, so this book was a much-needed wake-up call.

William Badke has written an excellent and extremely useful reference book on how to start research projects. As he aptly describes, getting started is probably the most difficult part of a research project; especially for those of us who are new to the art of researching.

The book is well written and referenced, with the author writing with a sense of humour and this also makes the book appealing since it could otherwise be a dry, boring book without the author's humour creeping into the pages.

While the new-to-the-art-of-researching student will find this book very interesting and helpful; many experienced researchers will find the book helpful also. The author describes how to use various resources, such as internet, periodicals and catalogues to assist the researcher realise his/her project goals.

In summary, a very well written and laid out book by a person very experienced in the the field of research. Definitely recommended for the novice researcher, however would also be useful for the advanced researcher. Well done, William Badke!

This book, now in its third edition, is a great introduction to library research for undergraduates and upper division high school students who are heading off to college soon. I'm planning on using it in for high school advanced library research course.
The author, a college librarian in British Columbia, gives a step-by-step introduction to the "information fog" and deals with such topics as defining the need for research and refining a topic, using keyword searching and metadata and controlled vocabularies, library catalogs and online databases, general internet research and other research sources.
A strength of the book is the humorous approach which tones down what most other authors seem to take too seriously. In his preface, for example, Badke states: "This book is definitely for you if you are: a university student whose term papers have been patented as a cure for insomnia; a Dilbert of industry who's been told to do a feasibility study on the expansion potential of ice cream bar sales in Nome, Alaska; a simple honest citizen trying to find the truth behind the advertising so that the next car you buy won't be like your last disaster-mobile, the car that made you persona non grata at the automobile association."
I had an earlier edition of this title which I liked also and so when I discovered the 3rd edition had been published I immediately ordered it. The way that the world of research changes continually means that what was once cutting edge is no longer so and having the latest is really important. I was impressed that the book mentions the Amazon Kindle which was only made available last (2007) November.
I reviewed several other similar recently published texts on information literacy but this one definitely is heads and shoulder above them all in terms of usefulness, cost and a light touch to a rather dry subject.

We live in the "information age". Communication on the information highway is fast pace. However, the problem is most of us don't have the map needed to travel that highway and so we have great challenges finding the destination. The material in Dr. Badke's book is the road map to the information highway. This book is the "GPS" to the information highway.

If readers follow this guide, they should be able to access the information needed much quicker and easier. It will save students valuable time as they learn research skills and strategies needed (needed for college and universities assignments). It will also make the research more accurate, as the student learns how to access information written by the best scholars in the field. A small price to pay for a resource is worth so much.

The author writes in an easy to read style. Hint: to get the most benefit out of this resource, take the time to do the practice exercises before getting involved in your actual research. If you do this, it should take you less time to do the actual research for your assignments. Try it. It works.

This book serves as a useful introduction to research techniques and options for the late high school or early-to-mid-level college student beginning research. Badke's writing focuses on finding sources and writing research papers. The writing assumes no current knowledge of conducting research of any kind, so parts may be simplistic for many, but there is a wealth of great research strategies within.

He begins with a look at paper design, and the place from which to begin your research. He then moves to database, periodical and internet searches. He then discusses how to formulate your research into a working topic, and organizing your data.

He writes for people who have never really used a library effectively or used a computer for research. Overall, this is a superb introduction to research that should be read by anyone attempting research.

This update to Badke's previous work on library research is excellent. I teach Language and Research at a Bible college and used to use his first book as required reading for my students. I was so disappointed when it went out of print. Now, this updated version is my new requirement. This book is written with the same humor and simplicity as the first, but with updated information that is a must. Dealing with electronic research is now the norm and Badke explains it very, very well. This is a must have resource for anyone taking on research.

To the best of my knowledge, this book offers the single best source for information and counsel on how to design a high-impact learning program that can be implemented and then sustained (with continuous improvement) at all levels and within all areas of the given organization. Better yet, as the contributors to this book (members of Accenture's Capability Development team) explain, the ROI of such a program can be both quantified and verified.

In 2001, Accenture faced a number of major challenges that are best revealed and discussed within the narrative, in context. The fact remains that, led by Donald Vanthournout, Accenture's Capability Development team began a "journey" that had to take those challenges into full account. What they learned provides the most valuable material in this book. The story of their journey is a business story: about how one company - Accenture - advanced toward high performance through learning, knowledge management and the transformation of its workforce. By extension, however, it is about how other organizations can do the same."

In recent years, senior-level executives have been much more interested in knowing how to increase and improve the nature and extent of employee engagement: "how can they best tap into the collective intelligence of their people and engage them in their work, for their benefit and the benefit of he entire enterprise?" Vanthournout and the members of his team shared a business-centric perspective. They were determined to link human capital investments to business benefits, both for Accenture and for each of its clients; to put in place the governance and leadership structures that increase a learning program's chances of success; to ensure that the actual classroom and electrinic training create what the team characterized as "phenomenal" learning experiences; and to maximize the operational efficiency of learning. According to Vanthournout, he selected members to comprise a team that "was more of a team focused more on corporate education than it was an education team trying to have a business impact."

Here are some of the key lessons that members of the Accenture team learned during their "journey,"each of which is supported by hard data rather than by firm (albeit sincere) convictions:

1. Enterprise learning must be driven with the end in mind: the business results to be achieved.

2. An enterprise should build a learning strategy founded on the core values of the organization, as well as its primary leadership values.

3. Through metrics and ROI analysis, learning investments can be linked to business performance outcomes.

4. When conducting an ROI analysis, organizations should focus on how learning improved a person's performance on the job.

5. According to Kurt Olson, a team member, "Although it may be an overused phrase now, phenomenal earning was truly the `secret sauce' for many of the outcomes we have accomplished with the learning transformation initiative at Accenture. Phenomenal learning was how all good planning and design came to life. It's how the `thinking' and the `doing' all came together to produce phenomenal results."

6. To address the increasing emphasis on business outcomes, today's learning professionals must have strong business skills.

7. Because the lifespan of learning content is shrinking as the marketplace changes more rapidly, Accenture must develop the means for faster, continuous, and more efficient content production or revision.

8. A global learning infrastructure can integrate vital decision-support functionalities that help increase the impact of learning and keep it aligned with the most important business needs.

9. Companies should focus on differentiating their workforces, creating deep skills in people that can be brought to bear anywhere around the organization.

10. Increasing the engagement of employees is important not only to retaining them and improving productivity. It is important to growth and innovation by tapping into the collective intelligence of value workers.

It is worth noting that, as a result of the efforts of the Capability Development team, working closely with senior management and countless other associates throughout the firm, "for every dollar Accenture invests in learning, the company receives that dollar back plus an additional $3.25 in measurable value to its bottom line. - in other words, a 353 percent return on learning." Literally, ROL = ROI. To repeat, Return on Learning is also about "how other organizations can do the same." Or how they can at least "use learning programs for major business impact, and can run learning as a business."

Those who share my high regard for it are urged to check out any book written by Peter Senge (notably The Fifth Discipline The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization and The Dance of Change: The Challenges to Sustaining Momentum in Learning Organizations (co-authored with Art Kleiner, Charlotte Roberts, and George Roth as well as James O'Toole's Leading Change: The Argument for Values-Based Leadership, Corporate Agility: A Revolutionary Model for Competing in a Flat World co-authored by Charles E. Grantham, James P. Ware, and Cory Williamson, Dean R. Spitzer's Transforming Performance Measurement: Rethinking the Way We Measure and Drive Organizational Success, and Enterprise Architecture as Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution co-authored by Jeanne W. Ross, Peter Weill, and David Robertson.

This concise, clearly written book describes how Accenture went from being a company that put its entire workforce through a standard suite of courses to becoming a company with a knowledge-sharing culture. Accenture's employees now embody its knowledge and service capability. Even though your company is probably different from Accenture, your workforce is still the engine that allows it to grow and compete. A company can thrive only if its people have the opportunity to constantly renew their skills. If that level of knowledge management is part of your goals, getAbstract recommends this case study of how to create a high-performance learning culture.

A great book. I'm sorry that I haven't seen it reviewed in major publications. There's a real wisdom at the heart of this book. Lots of ideas about how to deliver great training that has an impact on the business. Personal reflections from the people who work for the training organization at Accenture, all spun as a story. And then some really provocative, forward-looking ideas. Reading the book is like bringing a Trojan horse of ideas into your company.

I'm guessing that "Ed" and I (see other review) might have been at the same conference together where we received a copy of this book. I can second much of what he says, and also add that when it comes to one of my personal measures of a book's value--"number of significant ideas per page"--this book scores very high. I liked the "phenomenal learning" stuff in particular, and I also liked the discussion of Accenture's decision support capabilities that it developed as part of its learning management system.

I'd have to classify myself as one of those getting somewhat disillusioned by the big discrepancy between what a company's leaders say about their workforce ("People are our most important asset, yadda yadda yadda") and where they really invest their money. (Guess what budgets get cut first when things get tight?) I don't know enough about Accenture's inner workings from an employee's perspective to know if it's business really rises above that, but it is clear they are wrestling with it, and that certain core leaders really do "get" it.

There are practical ideas in this book and there are some "big vision" kinds of ideas -- something for about everyone.

I finished this book on a cross-country flight this week (the book is admirably short and punchy) and I'm still shaking my head over it. The book is incredibly honest about how business change and a down economy had apparently temporarily weakened Accenture's commitment to its workforce to provide training and development opportunities. (Actual quote from the book, when Accenture's Chief Learning Officer is trying to convince his executives that something had to be done: "The deal we have made with our people has been broken.")

But then the book proceeds to tell an entirely believable story of how they turned things around. Sure, there is the ocasional bit of consulting-speak in here, but most of what you get are practical ideas about how to plan, how to get your executives on board (please give this book to your local CEO/COO/CFO), how to use outsourcing in a smart way, how to use technology, ect., ect. And its not filled with theory but practical experiences of real people. For those with the background/interest, there is also a chapter on the number-crunching. Doubt it if you want to, but these guys proved that Accenture gets a 353 percent return on every dollar it spends on training. From what I can tell by reading that chapter, the real number probably is even higher since the ROI model they created only used a few parameters that they were absolutely sure they could quantify.

The book is really targeted at executives, but there is also a lot of good stuff for learning and HR professionals. One thing I really liked: Accenture's admission that in previous years they're training people had gotten lots of awards for training courses but weren't as good when it came to delivering projects on time and on budget. This new team got the respect of senior executives by saying, "Yeah, we're still going to deliver great training, but we're also going to do it by being good stewards of your investment dollars."

Not everyone is going to have the money Accenture has to throw at problems like this, but they, too, learned to do a lot with a much smaller budget -- and I can't think of a single thing here that another CEO or HR/learning executive like myself couldn't apply in some way to his or her organization.

On top of it all, the book is written in a totally compelling way. Other writers of business books, take note: it's written such that the authors are actually characters in a story. As a reader, your brought along as if you were reading a novel. Even if learning or HR isn't your thing, take a read to see how you can plan any kind of reinvention business program.

A really well done book, and worth the time it took for me to write a few words saying, "Way to go."

I very much appreciated reading Dr. Davis' book. I found the personalized writing style to be reassuring and supportive in understanding and addressing the decisions, procedures, and forms that parents and students face in coping with the college tuition crisis. The information has helped me become a better educated consumer in the college financial aid process.

Buy this book! It can save you tons of money for college. Reading this book even helped me decide what type of college was best for me by narrowing down my financial options.

I have been a high school guidance counselor for 20 years. This book really explains the FAFSA process to my students and their parents, I highly reccomend it!!Also love College planning for dummies. It really simplifies the college admissions process and search journey for my kids.

I have been a high school guidance counselor for 20 years. This book really explains the FAFSA process to my students and their parents, I highly reccomend it! Also love College planning for dummies. It really simplifies the college admissions process and search journey for my kids.

I have read six books on college financial aid and this is the hands down winner. It has everything you need to plan and execute a faultless fiancial aid strategy. I checked this out of the library but I am buying my own copy. It is a good read and a good reference. It has all the secrets to getting the most financial aid possilbe with web sites of places to get more info.

If someone finds a better book for parents, please let me know!

The book was nice and short, easy to read.

This book is an engaging reference tool. It is more than information on how to pay for college. It is a beginning step to understanding financial literacy and preparing for your financial future.

Chapter One sets the framework for the book and begins expanding the readers world view on money in general. Understanding the basic difference between income and wealth is the first step towards financial literacy.

The insight that is given in terms of how you negotiate and relate for preparing for college and working with financial aid officer can easily be transferred to relating to the bank or any other financial institution.

There is more to this book than is obvious to naked eye.

Dr. LaVeist is using college entrance preparation as an opportunity to introduce his reader to wider concepts on money and basic finances.

I enjoyed this book. The authors are two brothers who weaved a story about getting their sons ready for college into a book about college financial aid, which is usually a very boring topic. Very creative! They managed to entertain AND educate.

I am so thankful to these two brothers. Who have work hard in bring all of this information together. Look forward to here about more in the near future. Again, thank you, my son will benefit from this greally.

This is just the type of book on financial aid that I was looking for. It makes the whole confusing process easy to understand. It's a quick read, intelligent and entertaining. It speaks to black folks. After reading it, I have a better understanding of how the whole thing works.

For those of you scratching your heads in despair as you contemplate the cost of your young'uns' college, Nancy Nitary has one solution you will certainly want to consider.

According to this book, two-thirds of all colleges in the United States offer some type of athletic scholarship program. According to this book, there are 3200 men and women varsity basketball programs, over 1,100 soccers programs and 1400 collegiate baseball and softball programs. The book is also broken down into types of sports, colleges and opportunities, depending on your child's goals. Does he want to play and doesn't care in which division (there are four)? The book covers that. Does he want to be in the Big Leagues? Nancy tells you how.

It was interesting to see a sample of the resume a student athlete should put together. It reveals coach contact information, the child's birthdate and more. While these details aren't typically suitable for the job market, they're one way a college scholarship and admissions committee can determine the student's status.

Personally, I'm thrilled to have such a well-written reference guide in the event one of my kids gets the wild idea of wanting to attend college in the States! Play ball! would take on a very different meaning, indeed. Thanks to Nancy, I have little to fear.

Christine Louise Hohlbaum, author of Diary of a Mother: Parenting Stories and Other Stuffand Sahm I Am: Tales of a Stay-at-Home Mom in Europe lives near Munich with her husband and athletic kids.

I have finished it cover to cover several times and have enjoyed the detailed information that is suitable for every athlete. I am in my 11th year of coaching high school and club water polo and will no doubt recommend this book to every one of my athletes. I had yet to find a book or resource outlet that I could recommend to all my players to help guide them on their college path; now I have one. From academics wise, to contacting a collegiate coach to what you should be doing each year you are in high school to prepare for college this book has it all! Each chapter is very informative and is a wealth of information for both players and parents. No high school student athlete should be without this book.

With the cost of a college education today, my wife and I felt like we'd have to mortgage our future to help put our kids through school. We've got three...two boys and a girl. All are student athletes: soccer, baseball and track. This book really was a God-send. It put things into instant perspective for us and gave us a definite plan of action. Before we were just guessing. We heard some things from other people and thought we knew some things ourselves. Boy, were we wrong. Ms. Nitardy is a real pro who knows all the ins and outs of wooing college coaches and maximizing any money you can get for your kid's education. It's not just what you say; it's how you say it. The book is easy to read and understand and truly covers all the bases. Everytime we had a question, the book seemed to answer it. We loved it and would highly recommend it to anyone who has student athletes who are seniors, juniors, even sophomores. Get paid to play? Why not our kids? It may be the only way they can get a college education and we can retire some day!

Get Paid to Play: Every Student Athlete's Guide to Over $1 Million in College ScholarshipsThis may be the best book we have in our home and the most important. Nancy Nitardy really opened our eyes with this book. Our son is a student athlete that was undecided about playing football in college because we and he did not know how to achieve that goal. After reading this book he has become more confident in his decision to play. Nancy dispels the mystery surrounding the recruiting process through step-by-step directions, explanations and examples that are clear and easy understand. Although he is starting a little late in the process, this book has renewed our son's hope. I recommend this book to anyone whose child is interested in post-high school participation in any activity that requires prior approval (athletics, the band, drill team, cheerleading, etc.). Both the child and the parents must read this book!

Nancy Nitardy has poured her extensive knowledge as a collegiate athlete, coach and recruiter into this wonderful book. I have had the opportunity to attend a couple of her seminars. This book follows her presentations and organizes the information into an easy guide to help you through the whole college recruitment process and beyond.

This book is a must-read for any athlete with the goal of playing sports in college, as well as their parents. Nancy points out the vast amount of opportunites available for athletes and how to go about living their dream.

This was the first book I've read on this subject and already I feel like I know so much! I don't know about you, but I'm doing much of my son's work in this area, so I feel like I'm doing the reading for him as well. It's important for the parent to be knowlegable even if the child DOES do the work, for they (the parents) will be doing much of the speaking and "negotiating" (key word you will learn much about) for the child. Have the facts to back you up. This author has been around and worn every 'hat' having anything to do with the whole issue of college athletics from parent to recruiter to agent to coach and MORE! You get the impression that you're really getting the inside information that you need to get the best deal for your child's education. Thank you Mr. Wheeler!

A friend's daughter who followed the recommendations for overcoming the Division III confusion & duplicity and successfully used the Ultimate Negotiating Weapon chapter recommended this book to us. Our daughter is a high school sophomore and wants to play ball in college. After reading the book, I know we will be prepared for every step of the recruiting process.

Arlene B.
Illinois

This is a great book if you have a high school athlete who wants to play in college. It really opened my eyes and one coach did something the book predicted he would.

Prior to acquiring this book we knew next to nothing about the whole process. It is especially helpful for those who live in areas where a potential scholarship candidate is not likely to be seen by very many if any recruiters. The author does a great job in laying out a step by step process that a potential college athlete should take beginning long before their senior year in high school. He stresses over and over that it will not be easy and success will likely only be achieved through the same hard work that led to the development of that person's athletic skills. A couple of areas that were not covered as well as I'd have liked were a more delineated seperation of the strategies for Div 1 & 2 schools as opposed to Div 3 and more discussion of the pluses and minuses of parental involvement. These are not significant drawbacks, however, and I would give the book 4 1/2 stars if possible.

This is an outstanding way to gain the knowledge needed to go up against the college coaches and recruiters and still come out ahead of the game. I found this to be an easy read full of valuable information and marvelous insight into the world of college athletic scholarships.