Cash Poor or College?: TheEssential Guide to College Admissions for Teens & Their Parents is a blueprint for mapping a pathway to college.It offers teens a strategic approach to accessing higher education by utilizingthe entire high school experience to maximum benefit. Each year is givensingular focus so that the relevant information and assignments the student needs to know are discussed. The guide helps teens to lay a solid foundationin the first two years of high school, so that they are well prepared andinformed for the later stages of college search. And to help teens withorganizing their activities and monitoring their progress, a hostof resources are provided. Lastly, a chapter isdevoted to parents, with thirteen tips for how to support teens duringthe high school years.