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Books : Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools You Should Know About Even If You're Not a Straight-A StudentIn association with Amazon.comby: Loren Pope  List Price: $15.00 Price: $8.50 You Save: $6.50 (43%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.73 EAN: 9780140296167 ISBN: 0140296166 Label: Penguin (Non-Classics) Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics) Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: September 01, 2000 Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) Release Date: August 08, 2000 Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics) Sales Rank: 224705 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: In this revised and expanded guide, College Placement Bureau Director Loren Pope profiles forty colleges that excel at developing potential, values, initiative, and risk--taking in a wide range of students. This new edition includes a revised group of colleges and for the first time addresses the issues of home schooling, learning disabilities, and single--sex education. Pope encourages students to be hard--nosed consumers when visiting colleges, and shows how the college experience can enrich every young person's life, whether they are "A," "B," or "C" students. Included in the profiles are: • Evaluations of each school's program and "personality" Interviews with undergraduates, professors, and deans Information on what happens to the graduates and what they think of their college experience. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Wonderful antidote for those pre-college jittersIt is so difficult not to get trapped into the "name-dropping" college game. This book not only introduces you to 40 colleges you may not have heard of, it helps you realize that looking at any college with fresh eyes is the key to the application process. By discussing the salient points that make each listed college noteworthy, Pope helps to outline experiences we may have never considered that would make a college great. Each student has a unique learning style and personality. ... Read More Rating:  - Good, BUT........Why are there no entries for the West? Could the author seriously not find any California or Arizona institution that meets the criteria? Besides that, this revised edition like others have stated seems repetative. Let's have a new version, hmmm? This one is 7 years old now, I think it's time. On the positive side, it is great to know the truth about highly regarded institutions such as Harvard. Our children all aspire to Universities such as these because it's such a long standing ... Read More Rating: - colleges that change livesif you know someone making a decision on where to go to college, please buy them this book. it's a critical decision and there's not a book on the market that will help more with that big decision. the focus is on liberal arts colleges around the country that do great work turning above average students into excellent, independent learners, citizens, contributors. if you are looking for a "name" college, something your identity can attach itself too, then this book may be a disappointment. but then again, ... Read More Rating: - Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools You Should Know About Even If You're Not a Straight-A StudentI am a High School Counselor and I have used this book several times. It is good to have a book that is not for the Straight-A Student Rating: - Transformational College ExperiencesLoren's book is a fantastic review of what lies beyond the Ivy League. As a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School, I utilized my education to author The Interview Survival Kit and I have nothing but praise for what my undergrad and graduate experiences provided me. However, college applicants should know that finding the right college is about much more than finding the right "name" - many schools will provide students with powerful, transformational experiences that encourage personal, ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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