- Paperback: 1088 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1 edition (Jun 27 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 031234158X
- ISBN-13: 978-0312341589
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.7 x 5.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 794 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,720,242 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"An unvarnished view of college life...as intimate as a late-night chat in a dorm room..." -The Atlantic Monthly
"Savvy parents and students hold this book to be a must-read."
--New York Daily News
"Invaluable in choosing and getting into a college."--Chicago Tribune
"Student-written profiles in The Insider's Guide...are lively and informative and strike the tone of a college pal offering advice."--Rolling Stone
"Savvy parents and students hold this book to be a must-read."
--New York Daily News
"Invaluable in choosing and getting into a college."--Chicago Tribune
"Student-written profiles in The Insider's Guide...are lively and informative and strike the tone of a college pal offering advice."--Rolling Stone
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For 33 years, The Insider's Guide to the Colleges has been the book most relied-upon by high school students looking for accurate and honest reports on colleges from their fellow students. Edited and written by student reporters at the Yale Daily News and featuring the unfiltered and invaluable commentary from students at over 320 colleges across the U.S. and Canada, the Insider's Guide blends concise statistical data and opinions to provide the most well-rounded profile of life on each campus. After all, college isn't just about the academics, athletics, and the social scene; telling information can also be gleaned from the food options, the quality of dorms, the composition of the student body, and even practical concerns like parking and transportation. The Insider's Guide gives parents and prospective students all the information they need to choose the school that's right for them.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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great resource for first-timers, Aug 9 2006
By bvj54 "bvj54" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, 2007: Students on Campus Tell You What You Really Want to Know, 33nd Edition (Paperback)
This book provides a good basic set of data and student comments on most of the colleges we're considering. A good companion is "Students' Guide to Colleges," which covers only the top 100 colleges, but is brutally honest. This Insider's Guide tends to present a pretty positive view of each college, although it provides a little more insight than just looking at the college's own website or viewbook. The Insider's Guide has colleges grouped by state. I think Insider's Guide gives us useful information about each college: the physical campus, the dorms and food, the use of drugs and alcohol, the types of activities students typically enjoy (sports, arts, whatever).
12 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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Awesome Book..., Jun 30 2006
By J. Ruggieri - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, 2007: Students on Campus Tell You What You Really Want to Know, 33nd Edition (Paperback)
Great reference to get an opinion on a number of different schools. As long as you keep in mind that it is only one point of view. My dautghter and her friends have used it substanially - it may at least help you narrow the field for potential visits or enrollments.Excellent book would recommend it for those at the front end of their search!
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Buy the 2006, Aug 3 2006
By S. Weeks "made it" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, 2007: Students on Campus Tell You What You Really Want to Know, 33nd Edition (Paperback)
I think it's disgusting the lack of research Yale Daily News put into this 2007 guide. There are a hundred things wrong with this guide, but just from opening to the school I go to (University of Delaware), and seeing that one of the things I have to do before I graduate is "go to the Stone Balloon," I could tell this book was just a new cover to the 2006 with updated admissions statistics. The Stone Balloon, a historic University of Delaware Bar and Music Hall, announced more than a year ago that it was going to be knocked down and replaced by condiminiums on Main Street. This was true, and it was closed for the spring, and camera crews were there at the beginning of the summer to see huge bulldozers knock it over. Pretty sad that NO ONE will be able to fulfill the Insider's Guide's instructions. Sweet life Yale...do some research and stop making money reprinting the same "best-selling" book each year
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