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Resources
Books
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College Match: A Blueprint for Choosing
the Best School for You
By Steven R. Antonoff,
published by Octameron Associates.
This is a good guide to finding the right "match" college based on informative
worksheets. It also includes a year-by-year high school calendar for college
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The College Board
College Handbook, 2012
Written and published by The College Board.
This 2½-inch thick directory, which has been published since 1941, covers 3,800
accredited 4-year and 2-year colleges. The detailed descriptions are compiled
from surveys completed by the actual colleges' administrators.
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The Fiske Guide to Colleges, 2012
By Edward B.
Fiske,
published by
Sourcebooks, Inc.
Mr. Fiske and his staff have chosen "…over 300 of the best and most interesting
institutions in the nation" for inclusion in this subjective guide. How the
colleges were chosen is explained in the guide's introduction. The information
is compiled by using questionnaires obtained from the schools' administrators,
faculty and students, as well as published documents, visits to the campuses and
other research techniques. Each college is described by basic points such as
enrollment, test score ranges, strongest programs, etc. then by a 2-2 ½ page
narrative.
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The Kids' College Almanac:
A
First Look at College
By Barbara C.Greenfeld and Robert A. Weinstein,
published by JIST Works
Excellent basic look at everything surrounding high school to college
transition. It includes ways to prepare for college, how to apply, what college costs, what you
can expect when you get to college, where to go for help during high school and when you're in college, even alternatives to traditional college - trade
schools, etc. The book is easy to read and understand, and defines most basic terms - especially good for parents who didn't go to college and aren't sure of the procedures and
jargon used in the college arena.
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The Smart Girl's Guide to College: A Serious Book Written
by Women in College to Help You Make the Perfect College Choice
By Cristina
Page, ed.,
published by The
Noonday Press
The book is a compilation of well-written, short essays about various types of
college settings…urban vs. rural, small liberal arts vs. large state university,
Greeks vs. independents, etc. Having been written by college students while in
school, the essays provide interesting insight and a more personalized view of
college life.
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Getting In:
Inside the College Admissions Process
By Bill
Paul,
published by
Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.
The perspectives of five high school honor students, a guidance counselor and a
director of admissions at one of the most competitive colleges in the country -
Princeton - are explored in some detail. The book is well-written in a
story-like fashion that makes you want to keep reading to find out what happens.
It provides a lot of insight into what it takes for students to compete at the
"elite" college level…and perhaps why students may not want to enter this
"elite" realm.
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The Career Connection for College Education: A Guide to
College Education and Related Career Opportunities
By Fred A.
Rowe, Ed.D.,
published by JIST Works, Inc.
The information in this guide is a bit superficial but is pretty good at showing
connections between careers and majors in list form. The information is then
referenced to the GOE (Guide for Occupational Exploration) and DOT (Dictionary
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The Best 201 Colleges for the Real World: Get In, Get Out,
Get a Job
By Michael P.
Viollt,
published by Octameron Associates
This is a guide to more vocationally oriented 4-year colleges, not liberal arts
schools. The evaluative focus of the book is on "convenience, quality and cost,"
and its introduction section includes an explanation of how the colleges were
evaluated. In each school's description, the use of charts and graphics are
helpful - for example, a chart shows the college's "Total Cost" in terms of time
and money (the time it takes to graduate x tuition). The guide is valuable for
those seeking a reference for no-nonsense, go-to-college-get-a-job information.
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The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, 2012
By the
Yale Daily News staff,
published by St. Martin's Griffin
This subjective guide to colleges is "…written by students, for students, using
the experiences of students." The information is based on interviews with
students at 330 colleges in the US and Canada. It provides useful information
often not found in the other guides, but 330 colleges is not enough. Hopefully,
future editions will include more schools.
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