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College Search & Selection
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<p>I don't understand what's so special about it. I just borrowed the 2005 Guide from the library (I figure 2 years isn't going to change anything but the cost of going to college) and it doesn't really have anything that I couldn't find out easily from online searching. Just a bunch of stats. I wanted actual descriptions of the college and the type of students that go, so I could pick some colleges that appeal to me in some other way. A lot of stats starts to look the same after a while.</p>

<p>Are there books that are like that?</p>

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<p>c o l l e g e p r o w l e r dot c o m</p>

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<p>Pr in ce ton Re vi ew .c om</p>

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<p>I second college prow ler.com</p>

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<p>why is college prow ler.com censored?</p>

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<p>No clue. Maybe "prow ler" is on their curse word list?</p>

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<p>fiske college guide</p>

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<p>Just use the common strategy of people on these boards...their top 20=your top 20 colleges..</p>

<p>Sounds like your head's in the right place op. I realised it a little late, but you really just want a quality school that you will fit in at, not the highest number you can get into</p>

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<p><a href="http://www"&gt;www&lt;/a>. s t u d e n t s r e v i e w . com</p>

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<p>Princeton Review is also good. I have found Fiske and studentsreview to be very off the mark in terms of accuracy.</p>

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<p>out of curiosity, what's wrong with fiske?</p>

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<p>Just based on conversations with people at different schools, it seems that Princeton Review and CollegeProwl.er are the most accurate, and Fiske is the least accurate.</p>

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<p>i disagree, i don't have experience with c o l l e g e p r o w l e r, but i would say fiske is MUCH more accurate for both of the universities i have attended than princetonreview</p>

<p>princetonreview tends to exaggerate the stereotypes, while fiske gives a better picture of what it's actually like at a given university</p>

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<p>Fiske, Colleges that Change Lives, Epinions</p>

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princetonreview tends to exaggerate the stereotypes, while fiske gives a better picture of what it's actually like at a given university.

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Agree. Fiske and College P rowler are better references.</p>

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<p>"Choosing The Right College" by ISI. If you filter the right wing agenda (a HUGE portion of it), it actually contains some good information.</p>

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<p>As a right-winger, I still don't like "Choosing The Right College." "Colleges that Change Lives" is a good one.</p>

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<p>the unofficial, unbiased guide to the 328 most interesting colleges is also a good one</p>

<p><a href="http://www.powells.com/biblio?show=9780743241458&page=excerpt%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.powells.com/biblio?show=9780743241458&page=excerpt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Insider Guide To Colleges is worth reading</p>

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<p>
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why is college prow ler.com censored?

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<p>Probably because they're competitors to this site ;)</p>