23-Year-Old Kent Place Graduate Publishes College Admissions Bible

Natasha Scott, a 2007 Kent Place School graduate released, “The College Admissions Bible” about a month ago; a book that outlines all aspects of the college admissions process for high school students, not their parents.

Although there are many college guidebooks on the market, Scott said her book is written for the students rather than the parents, as most college guidebooks are.

After spending many years working for her mother’s non-profit organization, Dorson Community Foundation, Scott was accustomed to helping youth prepare for the SAT’s and college admissions process. 

“Too often I was meeting juniors and seniors who were coming into our office completely and utterly confused about the college process. They want to go to college, they know they have to take some test called the SAT, but besides that, they're lost!” Scott told Patch. “I began to think, if you don't have someone guiding you through the college admissions--be it a guidance counselor, parent, older siblings-- then how on Earth would you know how exactly to apply for college?”

Once realizing this problem, Scott set out to create a pamphlet that would detail the process, including:

• The difference between the SAT and ACT and which test is right for you
• How to maximize your relationship with your guidance counselor
• The importance of considering going away to college
• Strategies to create lists of colleges to apply to
• How to write a memorable college application essay
• How exactly to apply for financial aid and what a “financial aid package” is 
• How to graduate college debt free

The “pamphlet” eventually turned into the 55-page book, “The College Admissions Bible” which is now available for sale.
Scott herself was hand-held through the college admissions process while attending Kent Place School, she said. Adding that she was very fortunate to have a support system during her college admissions process.

“I am the product of two immigrant parents who are both college graduates. My dad was the first in his family to graduate from college and my mom worked full-time while attending college as a full-time student,” Scott explained. “They both struggled and succeeded under pressure in order to ensure an easier path for my brother, sister, and me.”

However, Scott knew that not at all students were as lucky as she had been and providing them with the knowledge to get into college inspired her to create the book. 

In 2011, Scott graduated the University of Pennsylvania, Magna Cum Laude. She applied early admission to UPenn and was accepted in December of senior year of high school.

She told Patch that she began SAT prep classes in her freshman year of high school and was very involved in school activities.

“I threw myself into several school clubs, and I even started visiting colleges and drafting my college list months before necessary,” she said. “I was very eager about the process.”

Following her college graduation, Scott took a gap year in Australia where she spent time writing “The College Admissions Bible” and working on her own jewelry line World of Tashii.

All of the information in the book is backed up by thorough research Scott spent doing, as well as her own personal experience including her college essay and references to the scholarship websites she herself used.

The book is available for sale on Scott’s website, www.collegeadmissionsbible.com, and she admits to carrying around several books wherever she goes.

“My ultimate goal with The College Admissions Bible is to get it implemented into schools and distributed to students just as a school planner is distributed,” Scott said.

Recently, she has been meeting with educators and school administrators in several nearby school districts and has also spoken at parent/teacher and student events.

“So I hope to have some big news very soon,” she added.

For more information on “The College Admissions Bible,” visit the website. To contact Natasha Scott for a speaking engagement or other opportunity contact her at info@collegeadmissionsbible.com or 973-951-4613.