The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, 2009: Students on Campus Tell You What You Really Want to Know, 35th Edition...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 1024 pages
• Published by: St. Martin's Griffin; 35 edition June 24, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0312366914
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0312366919
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.9 inches
• Weighs: 2.2 pounds

Product Review


"An unvarnished view of college lifeas 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

Product Description


For 35 years, The Insider's Guide to the Colleges has been the favorite resource of high school seniors across the country because it is the only comprehensive college reference wirtten and researched by students for students.

In interviews with hundreds of peers on campuses across the country, our writers have gotten the inside scoop on every school on topics from professors and campus life to dorms and student activities.

This 35th edition has been completely revised and updated to stay on top of campus trends and attitudes. Each school profile in The Insider's Guide cuts through the veneer of brochures and common stereotypes to reveal the college as it's seen through the eyes of its students.

This comprehensive guide includes:

- Revealing profiles of more than 330 top schools in the United States and Canada

- Essential statistics for every school, from acceptance rates to the most popular majors-

- Insider's packing list detailing what every college student really requirements to bring

- College quiz that helps students find the type of school that is right for them

- FYI sections with candid student opinions and outrageous advice

Reader Reviews
I know this must sound backwards, but I find this to be a good book for my teenager who is just starting to explore the issue of college choice because SO LITTLE is written about each college. You can sit down and read a student-centric overview of what each college "feels like" in a page or two without getting overwhelmed. And they nailed the description of my alma mater -- but I don't know if that's a good thing or not! So, this is a good book to *start* with.