A sought-after packager of high school students shares 272 secrets to help parents get their kids into the top schools. Targeting the savvy parents of today"s college-bound teenagers who seek to gain a proven edge in the college admissions process, this book reveals 272 little-known secrets to help parents get their kids into the school of their dreams. Did you know? A child"s guidance counselor can help reverse a deferral. A parent can help get a child off a waiting list. There is a way for students to back out of Early Decision once they"ve been accepted. Based on the controversial insider information Elizabeth Wissner-Gross has gleaned from working as a highly successful packager of high school students and from interviews with heads of admission at the nation"s top colleges, this book empowers parents by decoding the admissions process.