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All, you may want to take a look at "Choosing the Right College", edited by Jeremy Beer.
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Eagle79, this book does attempt to portray individual school cultures, and it's wise of you to apply your own "neutral filter" (nice phrase!) since the author is upfront about his political agenda. However, the "Right College" profile of the only school I know rather well (W & M) is full of inaccuracies, large and small. Minor example: there is no such place as "Delly's" in Williamsburg, which I recall being named as the campus hangout. There are, however, several delis of varying atmospheres which are restaurants by day, bars/hangouts at night. (A small gaffe, but one that made me question how carefully the book was researched.)</p>
<p>Another mistake: W & M students are not necessarily happy to provide directions to lost tourists, despite the book's suggestion that they are. Some may be, but I would particularly avoid young men in Greek letter t-shirts, who seem to find it amusing to send middle-aged folks in the opposite direction of their destination.</p>