The Insider's Guide to the Colleges 2009: Students on Campus Tell You What You Really Want to Know

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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.

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Overview

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 needs 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

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Editorial Reviews

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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

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780312366919
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press
  • Publication date: 6/24/2008
  • Edition number: 35
  • Pages: 1024
  • Product dimensions: 9.08 (w) x 6.04 (h) x 1.78 (d)

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The Yale Daily News is produced by undergraduate students at Yale University. It is based in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Table of Contents


Preface     v
Acknowledgments     vii
How to Use This Book     viii
Getting In     x
The College Spectrum     xxviii
Introduction for International Students     xxxix
Students with Disabilities     xlii
Essay: Study Abroad     xliv
Terms You Should Know     xlvi
Editors' Choice     li
College Finder 2009     lv
Insider's Quiz     lxiii
Insider's Packing List     lxv
A Word About Statistics     lxvii
A Note About Some Statistics We Do Not Include     lxxi
The Colleges Listed by State     1
Index     949
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