The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, 2008: Students on Campus Tell You What You Really Want to Know, 34th Edition (Insider's Guide to the Colleges: Students on Campus)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (929 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312366892 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1008 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
For 33 years, The Insider's Guide to the Colleges has been the book most relied-upon by high school students looking for accurate and honest reports on colleges from their fellow students. and Canada, the Insider's Guide blends concise statistical data and opinions to provide the most well-rounded profile of life on each campus. The Insider's Guide gives parents and prospective students all the information they need to choose the school that's right for them.. Edited and written by student reporters at the Yale Daily News and fe
"An unvarnished view of college lifeas intimate as a late-night chat in a dorm room" -The Atlantic Monthly"Savvy parents and students hold this book to be a must-read."--New York Daily News"Invaluable in choosing and getting into a college."--Chicago Tribune"Student-written profiles in The Insider's Guideare lively and informative and strike the tone of a college pal offering advice."--Rolling Stone
"not worth it" according to KathyB. Ii was looking at reviews for several large colleges in the south and NONE of them was in this book. Make sure the colleges you need to know about are in this book before you buy.. A. Viellieu said Insiders Guide to the colleges. This book gives extra information not included in the main guides. It has a lot of pros and cons and is very useful. Good for first time college search but Susan It was a waste of time for me for the subsequent college search. I owned a previous edition of this book in 2003, and in the 2008 edition nothing has changed with the exception of average SAT scores and such. The actual written copy is identical to the 2003 version that I owned. They still refer to Villanova's undergrad business school as the College of Commerce and Finance where they changed the name of it to Villanova School of Business two years ago! Too many 'ok' schools are in the book and too many good schools are left