Touted by nationally syndicated columnist Thomas Sowell as ?by far the best college guide in America,? ISI?s Choosing the Right College: The Whole Truth about America?s Top Schools serves as an essential reference for prospective students and their parents. Unlike other college guides, which too often read like jumbles of statistics laced with quotes from university public-relations brochures, Choosing the Right College is independently researched and written by journalists and scholars, and covers the things that truly matter most: the presence or absence of a core curriculum, the strength of distribution requirements, the prevalence of politics in the classroom, the state of free speech on campus, student living arrangements, the quality of teaching and student advising, crime, and freshman orientation. The ISI guide also provides specific advice on which professors to seek out?and which courses and departments to avoid. An annual publication, the 2006 edition of Choosing the Right College has been thoroughly revised to reflect the ongoing changes and the impact of significant controversies at each of the more than 130 featured colleges and universities?including new entries on the U.S. service academies and Southern Methodist University. And, as an exclusive feature, Choosing the Right College advises students which courses they should take at each school to provide themselves with a true core curriculum. This unique build-your-own-core feature is one more reason that Choosing the Right College has become the most valuable and trusted college guide on the market for students seeking a genuine liberal education.
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?An indispensable guide to the atmosphere on various college campuses, and the presence or absence of a real curriculum, is a book titled Choosing the Right College. It is head-and shoulders above all the other college guides. Among other things, it tells you which colleges have a real curriculum, rather than a cafeteria of courses, as well as the kind of atmosphere each campus has.??Thomas Sowell, nationally syndicated columnist
?Choosing the Right College is aimed?at exposing the political biases of academe, the prevalence of permissive sex and the lack of core curriculums to prospective students and their parents.??New York Times
?At last, a college guide that has the guts to go through the hallowed gates to the heart of such issues as political correctness, campus polarization, student drinking and faculty standards at colleges big and small. This guide is a must for parents who care more about their kids? integrity than about their credentials.??Dr. Laura Schlessinger, syndicated radio talk show host
?A godsend for anyone who wants to know how to beat the academic establishment and actually get an education.??National Catholic Register
?If prospective students and their families want a critical look at what is taught at America?s most powerful and celebrated schools, Choosing the Right College may be their only guide.??World Magazine
About the Author
John P. Zmirak?s writing has appeared in USA Today, Investor?s Business Daily, the Weekly Standard, the American Conservative, FrontPage Magazine, and First Things, and he has served as a commentator on national talk radio and FOX News. The author of Wilhelm Röpke: Swiss Localist, Global Economist (ISI Books, 2002), he previously worked as a senior editor at Faith & Family magazine.
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Interesting Perspective of America's most important colleges,
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This review is from: Choosing the Right College 2006: The Whole Truth about America's Top Schools (Paperback)
As a college student who when choosing a university read the same things over and over, I found this book to be a refreshing challenge to the typical college books which only say good things about the college they write about. This book goes in depth in their view of campus culture and is completely unafraid to challenge colleges for their shortcoming whether it be academic, partying or social problems that these colleges have. Being a person who is very conservative, this perspective is useful in that it explains the PC problems that many colleges have. My only complaint is that it often gives conservative institutions somewhat of a free pass that may be undeserved. In general however, this book ruthlessly examines institutions of higher education that need such close examination and points out their problems. Liberal or conservative, this book is a must have for anyone who wants to put a serious magnifying glass to the college they attend. I attend Amherst College currently, and this book was invaluable to making my collegiate decision
28 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
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An education in how to be educated,
This review is from: Choosing the Right College 2006: The Whole Truth about America's Top Schools (Paperback)
ISI's latest guide goes beyond statistics and rankings. Each school is meticulously researched and analyzed with an admitted bias about "the purposes of education and the responsibilities of the educators." Even though my kids aren't quite ready for college yet, I will definitely use this book when the time comes. I wish I'd had it when I was choosing a college. In fact, reading through this guide and the excellent introductory articles, is an education in how to be truly educated.
11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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THERE IS NO BETTER COLLEGE GUIDE THAN THIS ONE,
This review is from: Choosing the Right College 2006: The Whole Truth about America's Top Schools (Paperback)
AS A GRADUATE OF NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY & USC, I HAVE NOT SEEN A BETTER COLLEGE GUIDE THAN CHOOSING THE RIGHT COLLEGE BY ISI BOOKS. CHOOSING THE RIGHT COLLEGE DOES ANNUAL UPDATES & REPORTS ARE GIVEN BY "IMBEDDED STUDENTS" ON CAMPUS MATTERS, POLITICAL LEANINGS OF THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, GAY/LESBIAN ACTIVITY, TYPES OF PARTIES OFFERED, & BOTTOM LINE... ARE PARENTS & STUDENTS TRULY GETTING THEIR MONIES WORTH. OTHER GUIDES DON'T ADDRESS THESE CRUCIAL ISSUES.
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