The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2001 [Paperback]

Edward B. Fiske (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0812931726 | ISBN-13: 978-0812931723 | Publication Date: August 15, 2000

For nearly two decades, The Fiske Guide to Colleges has been the indispensable source of information for students and parents all over the country. Candid, lively, and reliable, it speaks with unique authority covering everything from where a school's history department ranks academically to where its sports teams rank nationally, from which dining halls should be avoided to which professors' classes shouldn't be missed. The result is -- as USA Today has written -- "the most readable and informative" of all the college guides published. Based on more annually updated surveys of thousands of students, teachers, and administrators than any other guide, this thoroughly revised edition of The Fiske Guide to Colleges answers all the questions prospective students, guidance counselors, and parents might ever have. You'll find:
all the application information you need--where to find them, which ones are the most difficult to fill out, which schools have long-lead deadlines
quality-of-life, academic, and social-life ratings for each school -- "party school" or "monastery"?
listings of each college's strongest departments and majors
Fiske's exclusive selection of the "Best Buys" for 2001 -- the schools that offer you the most value for your money

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For nearly two decades, The Fiske Guide to Colleges has been the indispensable source of information for students and parents all over the country. Candid, lively, and reliable, it speaks with unique authority covering everything from where a school's history department ranks academically to where its sports teams rank nationally, from which dining halls should be avoided to which professors' classes shouldn't be missed. The result is -- as USA Today has written -- "the most readable and informative" of all the college guides published. Based on more annually updated surveys of thousands of students, teachers, and administrators than any other guide, this thoroughly revised edition of The Fiske Guide to Colleges answers all the questions prospective students, guidance counselors, and parents might ever have. You'll find:
all the application information you need--where to find them, which ones are the most difficult to fill out, which schools have long-lead deadlines
quality-of-life, academic, and social-life ratings for each school -- "party school" or "monastery"?
listings of each college's strongest departments and majors
Fiske's exclusive selection of the "Best Buys" for 2001 -- the schools that offer you the most value for your money

About the Author

Edward B. Fiske, who for seventeen years served as education editor of The New York Times, is one of the country's leading education journalists and an acknowledged authority on college and university admissions. In 1980, sensing that college-bound students and their families needed better information on which to base their educational choices, he created The Fiske Guide to Colleges, which quickly established itself as the most authoritative guidebook of its kind. He is also the author of The Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College. Fiske and his wife, Helen F. Ladd, live in Durham, North Carolina.

Product Details

• Paperback: 768 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (August 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812931726
• ISBN-13: 978-0812931723
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,884,905 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Definite Must For Any Senior Looking At Colleges, August 21, 2000

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Matt Nagowski (Orchard Park, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2001 (Paperback)

Fiske's Guide to Colleges 2001 is a definite must for any high school senior that is looking to apply to selective colleges and universities. Fiske paints a vivid picture of each and every college he writes about, from academic life to parties, one can obtain an overall feeling of the college from this book. This book really helped me to narrow down my college list and pick the schools where I would be most comfortable at. (We just have to hope that I'll get into them now)... All in all, an excellent investment.