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by: Edward Fiske
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"The best college guide you can buy." ?USA Today
The #1 bestselling college guide, from the top name in college admissions!
For more than 20 years, this leading guide to more than 330 colleges and universities has been an indispensable source of information for college-bound students and their parents. Hip, honest and straightforward, Fiske Guide to Colleges 2010 delivers an insider's look at the academic climates and the social and extracurricular scenes at the "best and most interesting" schools in the US, plus Canada and Great Britain. Includes:
- Fiske's exclusive academic, social, and quality-of-life ratings
- The 40+ schools that deliver the best education at the most reasonable costs
- Lists of each school's strongest majors and programs
- Candid tips from each school's current students
- A self-quiz to help students understand which college is right for them
- Vital information on how to apply
- "Overlap" listings to help students expand their options
FISKE: THE INDEPENDENT VOICE FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS
Why do students, parents and high school counselors trust and recommend Edward B. Fiske and the Fiske Guide to Colleges more than any other guide? Quite simply, they're fiercely independent:
- An author in touch: The incredible write-ups for more than 330 schools come not from a corporation, but from the former education editor of the New York Times, one of the leading experts in college admissions.
- No hype from the colleges: The Fiske Guide accepts no consulting, advertising or other fees from colleges and has no outside consortium of colleges working on its behalf.
- Nothing to sell: There are no counseling, essay-writing, tutoring, consulting, or other services Fiske Guide is trying to sell; just great information about great schools.
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Fiske Guide to Colleges 2010, 26E
- Paperback: 816 pages
- Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.; 2009-07-21
- Label: Sourcebooks, Inc.
- Studio: Sourcebooks, Inc.
- ISBN: 1402209606
- Average Customer Review: based on 15 reviews
- Sales Rank in Books: #1546
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Summary: Not really a complete guide to colleges 2010-02-02
Comment: while the book obviously covers all major colleges and universities, do not expect details on lesser known (even when quite large) ones. Separate entry on Eastern Carolina U. for example, even with 10K+ students? sorry, about one sentence on it as if it was exactly the same as NC State.
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Summary: Significant factual error 2009-12-17
Comment: I was enjoying the excerpts until I noted that the guide lists Cooper Union among the most costly colleges. In fact, although the stated annual tuition is $35,000, all 1,100 +/- students get a full scholarship. Of course, the cost of living in NY is not inconsiderable, but it is still quite a deal for a superb education, and the reason it is one of the most selective institutions in the country.
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Summary: great preview of colleges 2009-10-24
Comment: Fiske gives an overview of hundreds of colleges using the same format for each school. The scores, quality of life, seriousness of each school ratings are very helpful. The only confusing part is comparing what a particular school's primary majors are with the listing of what schools have great programs in each major--somewhat contradictory.
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Summary: Missed my expectations 2009-08-30
Comment: The selection of reviewed colleges is odd - there seems to be no particular logic and colleges I would have expected to find in here were absent. The reviews of the colleges in here are good but I assumed it would have been more comprehensive in its coverage. For example, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Bradley University are not in here.
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Summary: Fiske Guide to Colleges- Review 2009-08-20
Comment: I think the book is easy to read with helpful profiles. Gives you a subset of colleges instead of trying to be all encompassing. Looking in the front, by public or private and strength areas by majors is a good place to start.
One gap is that the cost model is not particularly helpful, especially for folks who live in the Northeast. I would suggest categorizing further by geographic region and also costs for out of state students versus residents.
One gap is that the cost model is not particularly helpful, especially for folks who live in the Northeast. I would suggest categorizing further by geographic region and also costs for out of state students versus residents.
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