Best Book with College Information
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Anonymous
| I know books are retro, but I was thinking like the big books we used to have in the 90s with all the information in them? Does anyone have a rec? Its for a Christmas gift. |
Anonymous
| Fiske Guide |
Anonymous
| There was a thread recently started 12/12 titled 'do you guys look at Barron's book? Or something like that as the thread title. Could be on page 3 or 4 by now on this forum. Try seeing what people said on that thread. |
Anonymous
| +1 to FISK or Princeton Review 390 best colleges |
Anonymous
| thanks all! |
Anonymous
| Colleges Worth Your Money |
Anonymous
| fiske. and then Princeton online. |
Anonymous
| Colleges that Change Lives by Pope |
Anonymous
| Princeton Review |
Anonymous
Fond memories of those books. Let's bring them back to popularity! |
Anonymous
I would give a book like this. Kids these days like video reviews, video application information, etc. I couldn't get my son interested in the Fiske Guide. I think a book that focuses on the goals of college rather than data lists would be very useful - assuming it gets read. Look at Selingo's new book also. Dream School. It's very new. And even if none of the schools are of interest, the criteria may be. https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/jeff-selingo-s-dream-schools/3694784 |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
Too old. A bunch of schools in the book have gone out of business. |
Anonymous
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Of the ones I've borrowed from the library, I liked these the best. Each serves a different purpose.
Fiske Guide: good basic overview to look up a school Colleges Worth Your Money: has more detailed info on each school's career counseling office and examples of popular internships or employers or "outcome" Selingo's Dream School: a good way to think about how to assess a school |