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The best college guide you can buy.
-USA Today
For more than 25 years, this leading guide to more than 310 colleges and universities-fully updated and expanded every year-has been an indispensable source of information for college-bound students and their parents. Helpful, honest, and straightforward, the Fiske Guide to Colleges delivers an insider's look at the academic climates and the social and extracurricular scenes at the best and most interesting schools in the United States, plus Canada and Great Britain.
In addition to the candid essays on each school, you will find: A self-quiz to help you understand what you are really looking for in a college Lists of the strongest majors and programs at each college Vital information on how to apply, including admissions and financial aid deadlines, required tests, and each school's essay questions Overlap listings to help you expand your options Selectivity statistics and SAT/ACT scores Indexes that break down schools by price and state A list of schools with strong programs for learning disabled students All the basics, including email addresses and university websites
Plus a special section highlighting the 5 public and private Best Buy schools-colleges that provide the best educational value
The guide the San Francisco Chronicle called the bible.
Synopsis
This leading guide to more than 300 colleges and universities is an indispensable source of information for college-bound students and their parents. Hip, honest, and straightforward, the Fiske Guide to Colleges delivers an insider's look at the academic climates and the social and extracurricular scenes at the best and most interesting schools in the U.S., plus Canada and Great Britain.
This edition is fully updated and based on new surveys of thousands of students and administrators. It's the perfect tool for anxious students and their parents.
Includes: Fiske's exclusive academic, social and quality-of-life ratings The 40+ schools that deliver the best education at the most reasonable costs Lists of each school's strongest majors and programs Candid tips from each school's current students A self-quiz to help understand which college is right for a student Vital information on how to apply Overlap listings to help students expand their options Selectivity statistics and SAT and ACT ranges
Synopsis
"The best college guide you can buy." USA Today
Synopsis
Hip, honest, and straightforward, this guide delivers an insider's look at the academic climates and the social and extracurricular scenes at 300 of the "best and most interesting" schools in the U.S., plus Canada and Great Britain.