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What do you think of my table of contents for my book

Posted by DrBurst • 6/01/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: book, college admissions

Well, i'm working on a book on college admissions. What do you think.

1 The purpose of this book
2 explanation of how I introduce each chapter
3 Part 1: How we got here
3.1 Chapter 1: Early college admissions
3.2 Chapter 2: Civil rights movement and it's effects on the college admissions process.
3.3 Chapter 3: The introduction of the SAT
3.4 Chapter 4: Rankings
3.5 Chapter 5: 2007 movement and the revealing of the faults
4 Part 2: Student “rank” and it's effects on each other class
4.1 Chapter 6: explanation to my ranking system
4.2 Chapter 7: AP ranked, A class students
4.3 Chapter 8: AP ranked, B class students
4.4 Chapter 9: AP ranked, C,D and F class students
4.5 Chapter 10: A class students
4.6 Chapter 11: B class students
4.7 Chapter 12: C class students
4.8 Chapter 13: D and F class students
5 Part 3: Ivy glare and it's problems
5.1 Chapter 14: What is Ivy glare
5.2 Chapter 15: Finding your self vs fitting into a mold
5.3 Chapter 16: Choosing vicariously
5.4 Chapter 17: Congrats you got admitted
5.5 Chapter 18: Compression at the top, vacuum at the bottom.
6 Part 4: Big bis
6.1 Chapter 19: Selling to the fearful
6.2 Chapter 20: SAT prep
6.3 Chapter 21: Getting you into a Ivy
7 Part 5: Modern College admissions
7.1 Chapter 22: Official admissions blogs
7.2 Chapter 23: Forums
7.3 Chapter 24: Online stats
7.4 Chapter 25: E-mail
7.5 Chapter 26: Myspace, facebook, ect.
7.6 Chapter 27: Other stuff
8 Part 6: Emotional impacts
8.1 Chapter 28: Stress
8.2 Chapter 29: Fear
8.3 Chapter 30: Self doubt
8.4 Chapter 31: Depression
9 Part 7: How to blog your college admissions
9.1 Chapter 32: pseudonyms
9.2 Chapter 33: Be professional
9.3 Chapter 34: 10 thing you do not want

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  1. DrBurst
    6/01/08
    DrBurst
    anyone
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  2. lordiwanttobewhole
    6/01/08
    lordiwanttobewhole
    I don't really know what to say, I'm not sure what i'm looking for. It looks comprehensive and organized to me. hope that helps
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    1. DrBurst
      6/01/08
      DrBurst
      I feel it's missing something...

      I can't really explain it.
  3. lordiwanttobewhole
    6/01/08
    lordiwanttobewhole
    Eating disorders? an overview on mental illness rather than depression alone
    [reply]
    1. DrBurst
      6/01/08
      DrBurst
      good point
  4. BennyGreenberg
    6/01/08
    BennyGreenberg
    it seems to be too long - and not ordered correctly...

    how long is each chapter - that you have 34 of them...

    and I would really look int the order - as you have hodge podged it all over the place
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    1. DrBurst
      6/01/08
      DrBurst
      really, I thought I was ok...
  5. clioandme
    6/01/08
    clioandme
    Parts of the thing deal with history and general social and cultural trends. Parts of it deal with more practical issues. How do these two different purposes relate to one another?

    And as Benny suggests, simplifying would be a good thing. Many of the smaller parts might belong in a single chapter.
    [reply]
    1. DrBurst
      6/01/08
      DrBurst
      I thought it would be nice to give a quick background on the history of college admissions
  6. clioandme
    6/01/08
    clioandme
    Thing is, in the end it doesn't matter how the TOC looks at this point. It's a starting point, a general plan, not something written in stone.

    I myself subscribe to a philosophy of writing that says I don't really understand what I'm trying to do until I've actually started writing it. language4you.wordpress.com/2007/05/22/writing-strategies/
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