Total Page : 832
Publisher : Princeton Review
Publication Date : 2009 07 28
>> One of the most useful guides
My daughter and I have found this and the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2010 26E the two most useful books to help her narrow down her choices We started off on the website also useful and free to find colleges that offered her major We used some of the statistics on that site to further narrow it down More than half of the colleges left were in this or Fiske there is a lot of overlap not many in one book but not the other at least for the colleges on her list This book gave much more real life information than the dry statistics on the college board website My daughter chose to eliminate colleges where life revolved around football and/or the Greek system which could be a plus for other students the book doesn t make any moral judgments It includes the academic atmosphere easy hard lots of red tape large or small classes cold and distant profs vs enthusiastic profs who interact with students It also gives a bit of feel for the types of students you are likely to find political leanings preppies jocks nerds hippies etc Whatever a student s preferences in these areas they will be able to get a better feel for which colleges may be worth a visit and which ones they almost certainly won t like I would add though that only students looking at more selective schools are likely to find many of interest here Judging from the schools we browsed it seems to start selectivity wise around the big state universities and go up to the top Ivy League schools
>> Everything from dorms to career centers financial aid academics and setting are rated
The 2010 edition of Robert Franek with Tom Meltzer et al s THE BEST 371 COLLEGES is based on 122 000 student ratings and covers the top 20 colleges in 62 categories Everything from dorms to career centers financial aid academics and setting are rated in extensive descriptions to help any student decide From planning for the test to using resources this is a top reference for any student s study collection
>> Best 371 Colleges
This was extremely informative and put my college search into perspective Well written and up to date
