Narrative Guides
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The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2007 by Edward B. Fiske
A favorite for many years. Gives an excellent overview of colleges, academic programs, and social flavor.
Should be a staple for most homes.
Enjoyed by both parents and students alike.
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Choosing the Right College 2006 by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI)
Takes a serious look at 125 elite colleges. It describes, in depth, the academic curriculum, political climate,
and campus life. It gives a detailed analysis of the core curriculum at each school. Whether conservative
(the leanings of the book) or liberal it gives excellent insight into the schools it discusses. Preferred by parents.
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Colleges that Change Lives by Loren Pope
Though this book only contains forty colleges, it is well worth reading.
It contains descriptions of non-designer labeled colleges that provide an extraordinary education and unusual opportunities.
Preferred by parents
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Cool Colleges for the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, Just Plain Different by Donald Asher
Another book with descriptions of colleges that fall outside of the most elite. It is clever, humorous, and filled with tidbits of information about schools, program, and reputation.
Preferred by students
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The Insider's Guide to the Colleges 2007 by the staff of the Yale Daily News
A narrative guide that gives an irreverent look at the social environment of 300 of the most elite schools. It contains student to student comments.
The descriptions sometimes turn students away from colleges they have never seen even though they may be a perfect fit.
Preferred by students
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The Best 361 Colleges 2006 by Princeton Review
A basic narrative book with statistics, comments, and critique by students. Short on the in depth academic information. The social comments often give stereotypical information that may deter appropriate candidates.
Loved by students.
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Books about the highly competitive process - recommended for PARENTS of highly competitive candidates.
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A is for Admission by Michele Hernandez
A detailed description of the Ivy League admission process by a former admissions officer from Dartmouth. Very informative, but scary to many.
Not recommended for student reading. It is too discouraging.
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Gatekeepers by Jacques Steinberg
It reads like a novel. It is the inside view of admissions at Wesleyan. Well done, helpful, but many of my top students find it made them nervous to learn what really happens. Recommended for students when a real picture is important for them to understand.
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The Early Admissions Game; Joining the Elite by Christopher Avery, et al.
Research on the very competitive and controversial issue of Early Decision and Early Action. It makes an accurate case for when early applications make sense
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Financial Aid
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Paying for College Without Going Broke 2006 by Kalman Chany
The definitive guide on applying for financial aid. He gives the best tips on the appropriate legal way to fill out the forms to your best advantage. It is revised every year to keep all the facts straight.
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Don't Miss Out by Anna and Robert Lieder
Updated yearly, this book provides all the basic information about applying for financial aid. It explains scholarships, grants and loans within the financial aid package. Also, it includes where to find money legitimately.
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