| Fiske Guide to Colleges 2006 | 
| Author: Edward Fiske
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Category: Book
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 703,058
Media: Paperback
Edition: 22
Pages: 816
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.4
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 8.3 x 2
ISBN: 1402203748
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.02573
UPC: 760789209413
EAN: 9781402203749
Publication Date: July 1, 2005
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First published more than 20 years ago, this leading college guide to more than 300 schools has been the indispensable source of information for thousands of students and their parents. Each college is rated on a scale of 1 to 5 stars on Academics, Social Life and Quality of Life. The Fiske Guide to Colleges has everything you need to know, including: - Range of SAT and ACT scores
- Percentage of financial aid
- Number of applicants and percentage of acceptance
- Rating of academics
- Each schools strongest programs
- Campus culture and lifestyle
- Listing of each schools strongest departments and majors
- The 40+ schools that deliver the best education at the most reasonable costs This version has been fully revised and updated and is based on new surveys of thousands of students and administrators. Its the perfect tool for anxious students and their parents.
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 Great insights and a good read September 28, 2006
Ted Sofis (Pittsburgh, PA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The "Fiske Guide to Colleges 2006" is a wonderful guide book that provides good insights to many of our country's best schools. It gives the reader a good feel for the atmosphere and the culture of each college in addition to providing the facts and figures. It covers selectivity, quality of life, the strongest academic programs, as well as listing many of the other schools that its applicants consider. I found the Fiske Guide to be a guidebook with a heart and personality that gives you all the information you need. It's fun to read but doesn't overburden you with too much unnecessary data. It's a terrific place to start your college search.
 Poor coverage of Ohio Universities August 10, 2006
Molly Mom (Cleveland, OH USA)
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought this for my son, who will be leaving the military within the next year. I was disappointed at the number of schools covered, especially in Ohio. It did not cover public Universities such as Kent State or University of Akron. I am still not sure what group of students this book has some use for....
 This Book Alone Would Suffice February 28, 2006
Miami Bob (Miami, FL United States)
13 out of 19 found this review helpful
If your overachieving child is destined for one of the selected schools in this book, you could probably do enough good (or harm in the eyes of your senior) with the information included in this book.
It does not answer every question, but does a heck of a job.
It does not have the detail of every campus -- but that is really for you to find by visiting the schools.
It has numbers and some interesting insights, and at the price of 1-3 pages per school, that is impressive.
If you would like to get just a little bit more, buy Barron's along with this book.
If you would like to get much more, do not fret. The bookstores fill their stacks with these types of books annually for the nervous and overly enduldged parents of the overachieving youth of America.
If you want cheap old copies of these books, my attic may supply your needs.
 Not my favorite college search book January 31, 2006
Paul Allaer (Cincinnati)
31 out of 36 found this review helpful
I have gone through the college search process once, and am doing it again due to an early interest taken by my daughter who's a sophomore. We got a bunch of the most recent college search books, and went through them.
"Fiske Guide to Colleges 2006" (774 pages) is a curious book in my opinion. It lists the "best and most interesting" colleges. I couldn't find exactly how many are listed, but from the looks of it, I'd guess about 300 (750 pages, with about 2.5 pages per college). While the descriptions give a good flavor of a particular college, there are some essentials missing, such as the exact tuition/room/board (there is only a general 1 to 4 star rating on how expensive a college is). Also not helpful in my opinion is that the colleges are presented alphbetically, rather than by state (although there is an index by state).
This is certainly not the first book to go to if you are at the very beginning of the college search. My daughter is simply looking to get basic information, and she did not spend a lot of time with this book. This is always a subjective rating, of course, but I also feel there are better books out there, although this book may be more helpful to get a second (or third) opinion once your child has narrowed down his/her selection of colleges of interest.
A good starting point January 18, 2006
D D Councillor (California)
2 out of 28 found this review helpful
The Fiske Guide To Colleges 2006 is a good place to look for a general reference overview. I would not council students without it. For those who are ambitious, I always go on to make my specific suggestions tailored to individuals. And, maybe I am the only councillor in the country who does this, but I suggest to almost everyone that they have nothing to lose by taking a crack at West Point, a totally full scholarship college that everyone is given the chance to get into, and many who least expect it do get in because of their leadership and character potential, even though they are not way up there academically. West Point uses the whole person philosophy of education, much like the educational philosophies of Bacon and Jefferson that Norman Thomas Remick talks about in his book, "West Point: Thomas Jefferson: Character Leadership Education". After looking through "The Fiske Guide..", I suggest you get the Remick book if you're interested.
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