Barron's Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (500 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764142267 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1104 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book suggests strategies to help prospective students gain admission and continue on to graduation. High school student counselors will value this comprehensive directory as a vital addition to their reference shelf. Because these schools are highly competitive, they are necessarily selective. A detail-filled Most Competitive Comparison Chart offers at-a-glance statistics to help readers compare each college. Here are insights that simply aren't available in ordinary college directories, including insiders' assessments of campus environment, social life, and nearby off-campus activities that are of interest to students. Each profile also includes the standard "need-to-know" facts and figures, such as admission requirements, academic programs, up-to-date tuitions and fees, application procedures, sources of financial aid, library and research facilities, student body composition, and admission contacts. Approximately 70 leading colleges are individually described in this directory.. The nation's most academically competitive four-year colleges receive detailed descriptions and appraisals in this updated book, each entry written by a recent graduate of the school. They include application strategies, study strategies, essay-writing strategies, and financing strategies. High-achieving high school students and their parents will also turn to this book when seeking information on America's very best colleges and universit
Robert M. Chikos said More like the Most Repetitive Colleges. Just about every entry can be summed up as: At this school, you have to be smart, but grades and SAT scores alone won't get you in. The school looks at the whole picture so take as many challenging courses as possible. At this school, you will find students playing frisbee or partic
" a must for any library appealing to students looking at top-level colleges." --The Midwest Book Review