Fiske Guide to Colleges 2010 by Edward B. Fiske

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  • Pub. Date: July 2009
  • 774pp
  • Sales Rank: 2,314

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    • Pub. Date: July 2009
    • Publisher: Sourcebooks, Incorporated
    • Format: Paperback, 774pp
    • Sales Rank: 2,314

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    For more than 20 years, The Fiske Guide to Colleges to more than 330 colleges and universities has been an indispensable source of information for college-bound students and their parents.

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    Edward Fiske served for 17 years as education editor of the New York Times, where he realized that college-bound students and their families needed better information on which to base their educational choices. He is also the author of the Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College.

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    The 2010 Fiske Guide to Colleges is the most comprehensive college guide we purchased during our sonby BarbKH

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    November 23, 2009: The 2010 Fiske Guide is well-organized and easy to read. It contains pertinent, up-to-date information on every college our two older children could possibly be interested in. Each college within the guide has 2-3 pages of text describing the general feel of the campus and its environs, a "snapshot" of the typical student attracted to the college, popular majors, and extracurricular and social opportunities. There is boxed data for each school detailing enrollment, male/female ratio, average SAT/ACT scores and financial issues. There is also a 5-point rating system for academics, social life and overall quality of life at each school along with a quick reference to important application info. Overall, we got more data out of this quide than any other we purchased. A definite must have for high school juniors and seniors!

    FISKE GUIDE RELIABLEby Devon_Bookster

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    August 22, 2009: This guide is the best I've found to help high school juniors and seniors learn about some of the best colleges in the nation. It is necessarily limited because it cannot review every college, but the colleges it reviews are represented clearly and well. A reseracher would find only one or two state colleges, no community or techincal colleges, and many private and prestigious institutions. The colleges it reviews are reviewed thoroughly, giving perspectives of students, the colleges themselves, and parents. It also has a useful "know yourself" survey to help students know what they want in a college. This helps limit their choices and the time to examine the colleges chosen. Overall, while somewhat limited, it is a highly reliable guide for students wishing to attend one of the better colleges in the U.S.


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