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Upcoming College Programs at the Library

Princeton Review Practice SAT Tests

Free practice of the SAT exam and strategy sessions for preparation. Signup at the library for a session this spring.

February 2nd, 10:00a.m., Gilroy Library
February 23rd, 1:30p.m., Campbell Library
February 24th, 12:00p.m., Los Altos Library
March 1st, 9:45a.m., Saratoga Library
*March 8th, 1:00p.m., Cupertino Library

*Registration Required - call your library to reserve your space today!

Check out Learning Express, a free database accessible from home with Practice SAT and ACT tests.

Getting Into College

	Accepted!: 50 successful b-usiness school admission essays by Gen and Kelly Tanabe
	Accepted! : 50 successful college admission essays by Gen and Kelly Tanabe
	Countdown to college : 21 'to-do' lists for high school by Valerie Pierce with Cheryl Rilly
	Essays that will get you into college by Daniel Kaufman, Chris Dowhan, Adrienne Dowhan
	Essays that worked for college applications : 50 essays that helped students get into the nation's top colleges [edited by] Boykin Curry, Brian Kasbar, and Emily Angel Baer
	Get into any college : secrets of Harvard students by Gen S. Tanabe, Kelly Y. Tanabe
	The truth about getting in : a top college advisor tells you everything you need to know by Katherine Cohen

Paying For College
	1001 ways to pay for college: Practical strategies to make any college affordable by Gen and Kelly Tanabe
	The college board scholarship handbook 2007 by The College Board
	Get free cash for college 2008 by Gen and Kelly Tanabe
	Paying for college without going broke by Kalman Chany

Admission Test Guides
	Conquering the SAT: how parents can help teens overcome the pressure and succeed by Ned Johnson
	Gruber's complete SAT guide 2008 by Phil Gruber
	Master the SAT 2008 by Phil Pine
	Nailing the new SAT by Edward B. Fiske & Bruce G. Hammond
	Panic plan for the SAT by Joan Carris with Michael R. Crystal
	Peterson's new SAT critical reading workbook edited by Wallie Walker Hammond
	The procrastinator's guide to the ACT by the staff of Kaplan, Inc.

Directories and College Guides
America's Best Colleges
Barron's Profiles of American Colleges: Descriptions of Colleges
Fiske Guide to Colleges 2008
Peterson's ... 4 Year Colleges
2 Year Colleges

Local College Catalogs
San Jose State University, College Catalog [print] [online]
San Francisco State University Bulletin [print] [online]
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Catalog [print] [online]
University of California, Berkeley College Catalog [print] [online]
University of California, Santa Cruz College Catalog [print] [online]
Foothill College Catalog [print] [online]
Gavilan College Catalog [print] [online]
Mission College Catalog [print] [online]
San Jose City Collge Catalog [print] [online]
Evergreen Valley College Catalog [print] [online]
De Anza College Catalog [print] [online]
West Valley College Catalog [print] [online]