<p>Can anyone recommend some good and latest college introduction books or websites? something that can have a detailed and subjective review of the top universities and that can help you find the colleges that suit you most.
Thanx.</p>
<p>My favorite is Fiske. I like how they have extended explanations plus they give you a list similar colleges.</p>
<p>Go to Amazon or your local library.</p>
<p>I searched for it but there is only the 2011 version. Does the Fiske pulish the 2012 version?</p>
<p>Most of the college guides, Fiske, Princeton Review, etc., usually provide an updated version of their guide in the summer. They will probably start to go on sale in July. I have used them all and prefer Fiske. However, none of the guides will be better than College Confidential or the individual college web sites for up to date information. Good luck to you!</p>
<p>College ******* has a lot of subjective information about schools written mostly be students. While I wouldn’t take everything stated as gospel, it might help you get an idea of what a school’s personality is like. It skews towards large research schools as smaller schools may not have had enough responses to create a profile. </p>
<p>More here:</p>
<p>http://**************.com/</p>
<p>P.S. Evidently a variant of the word “prowl” does not meet college confidential’s filter requirements. Odd.</p>
<p>I despise the ******* website because it has poor filtering capabilities. Specifically, if you just wanted to see all the negative comments or all the positive comments, you can’t filter on these characteristics. You are stuck with scrolling through page after page of miscellaneous graded comments, which gets old fast. I doubt that many people use *******, other than its brief introductory page, because it becomes way too tedious.</p>
<p>I recommend starting with the book “Admission Matters”. It does not review particular colleges, but is instead an overview of the entire process. It explains the concept of fit, what to look for on college visits, understanding financial aid, etc. It is a good idea to start with a foundation like this before focusing on individual colleges, IMHO.</p>
<p>Another vote for Fiske here 
I would suggest you go ahead with the 2011 version. You can always look up current SAT ranges, tuition, etc as your application date nears, but it really helps you get going on planning and visits.</p>
<p>Thank all of you! I am probably going to buy a fiske when it pulishes the 2012 version.</p>