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Dewey Decimal Number: 378.73 EAN: 9780375766213 ISBN: 0375766219 Label: Princeton Review Manufacturer: Princeton Review Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 832 Publication Date: August 21, 2007 Publisher: Princeton Review Release Date: August 21, 2007 Studio: Princeton Review Editorial Review: Product Description: College students (120,000 of them) reveal what life is really like at the nation's top schools. This must-have guide gives you college rankings like no other and covers all the essentials -- from academics to social life to financial aid, and everything in between. We also provide you with all the basics: admissions criteria, deadlines, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and more. The unique ranking lists in The Best 366 Colleges report the top 20 schools in 62 categories. Based on how students at the schools -- the real experts! -- rated their colleges, the ranking list titles include: ·Professors Get High Marks ·Best Career/Job Placement Services ·Best Classroom Experience ·Party Schools ·Dorms Like Palaces ·Best Campus Food ·Most Politically Active Students ·Diverse Student Population ·Class Discussions Encouraged ·Best College Newspaper …and many more! The Best 366 Colleges also includes lists of great schools for 15 of the most popular undergraduate majors. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Recommended referenceWe have been referring to this book a lot in trying to figure out possible colledges for my daughter. She has gone through and put numerous post-its on schools that sound appealing, and then is narrowing those down by going to the school's website. This book and the Fiske guide are our favorites. Rating:  - If you can't visit, and only if so.This book should not decide where you go to college. It has some interesting info on each school, along with a lot of really cool surveys. However, it is very uncomprehensive and, of course, can't do anything even close to capturing that schools feel and color completely on paper. If you're interested on looking up some college after hearing its name or something similar for some initial info on a college, this is a good choice. Rating:  - The best guide hands downI'm currently a junior in high school and this guide has been a godsend. This book breaks down the best ranked colleges for you- tells you which schools are the party schools, which ones are full of geniuses, etc. They score the Selectivity, Campus Life, Academics, Financial Aid,etcetera on a scale of 60-99 There's also quotes from students who attend the school about what it's like. It's a lot of information they crammed in to each college profile and right ... Read More Rating: - davidPVery thouough and useful. I recommend it strongly for any household with high school juniors that are interested in learning a great deal about their potential college options. Rating: - A Great Resource!This is one of the best college resources I've found. By the time you finish reading the 2-page layout for each college, you really have a pretty good idea what each college is like. Particularly valuable to me were the "Quality of Life" rankings, the comments by the students themselves, the Academic Ratings, the Student/Faculty Ratios, The Average Class Size, The Admissions Rating, the % of Applicants Accepted, the Recommended SAT Scores, and the Financial Aid Ratings. I also found the section ... Read More |
