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U.S. News Ultimate College Guide 2008 (Us News Ultimate College Guide) By Staff of U.S.News & World Report ( Sourcebooks, Inc. )
Release Date: 2007-10-01
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Product Description
America's #1 Comprehensive College Guide
Featuring complete data on more than 1,400 colleges and universities, U.S. News Ultimate College Guide 2008 is the best source for the information students and parents need most. Equally important, it also includes the essential step-by-step guide to the often stressful process of choosing a college, getting in and finding the money, plus exclusive lists and indices to help compare the schools.
These lists and customized indices help students and parents make the best decisions, including:
- The hardest and easiest schools to get into
- Schools that award the most need-based aid
- The best values: great deals at great schools
Step-by-step advice from the nation's leading education writers includes:
- How to choose the right school for you
- What colleges look for in you
- How to find the money to pay for college
The Most Accurate Up-to-Date Information on the Nation's Colleges and Universities
PLUS an entire profile for each school including website, admissions requirements, ethnic makeup, average high school GPA, most popular majors, financial aid, graduation rates, housing, libraries, student employment, Greek life, sports, clubs, and everything else you want to know!
EXCLUSIVE RANKINGS FROM U.S. NEWS ON 11 CRITICAL FACTORS:
-Overall ranking
-Selectivity
-Whether to apply early
-Whose freshmen return
-Graduation rates
-Student diversity
-Private-school tuitions
-Public-school tuitions
-Best-value schools
-Student debt
-Financial aid
PLUS:
-Complete Index of Majors
-Free College Planner
-Advice from the Top
-Education Experts on How to Get into, Pay for and Succeed in college
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 Excellent Guidance ( joemath )
This guide will assist you in getting into the college
which suits you best. It sets forth discriminating
criteria. i.e.
o Applicants to Syracuse University get between 540-640
on the language portion of the SAT and 580-680 in math
o Applicants to the New School have 4 units of english;
3 units of math and 3 units of HS science; your prior
school record is important; you should request an interview;
the written essay is an important part of your application;
standardized test scores are important
The typical school description contains the following data:
o admissions
o major fields of study
o professions served
o teacher certifications
o campus life
o services provided
o costs and key stats
This guide will be helpful in developing a baseline of
information on schools of interest . You should always
visit the institution of your choice and talk to both
students, as well as teachers/administrators.
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 No... Just No
Look I only have myself to blame for purchasing this book in the first place. There are several college guides hanging around my house that are perfectly usable (they belonged to my older sister)but as a teen who is just starting my college search; I wanted something of my own. Needless to say I begged my mom to let me buy this book and now I truly regret it. This book may seem to be filled with all of the information you could possibly want (the sheer size of the guide leads one to believe that it is thorough) but sadly this assumption is WRONG. The Ultimate College Guide is packed with numbers and statistics. You will find no descriptions of the feautured school within its pages. Maybe, the books format appeals to some readers (I can only speak for myself). I found this book to be impersonal, vague, and lacking in relevant information. I would not recommend it.
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Great resources!
Great source of informations....and even I'm really far out near Australia, the shipping is well organised and arrived as scheduled
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Count on US News
Regardless of what you may hear. People can count on US News to continue to deliver solid information on higher education and even rank schools based on certain criteria. I reccommend guides like this as a starter if someone has no idea what school is best for them. Or if someone simply wants some information on a school in one handy book. Otherwise, it is going to be difficult to find this kind of information on your own. Solid guide.
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"My Choices for 2007's BEST College Guides..."
This certainly ranks up there. My other choices for 2007, hands down:
1) How To Ace Your Way Through College & Still Have a Life
2) The MLA Handbook
3) Fiske Guide to Colleges
Dr. Vernon M
Cambridge, MA
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