Fiske Guide to Colleges 2018 - Softcover

Fiske, Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1402260687 ISBN 13: 9781402260681

Publisher: Sourcebooks, 2017

Synopsis

"The best college guide you can buy."―USA Today

Let Fiske Guide to Colleges do the work and take the stress out of your college search

Every college and university has a story, and no one tells those stories like former New York Times education editor Edward B. Fiske. That's why, for more than 30 years, the Fiske Guide to Colleges has been the leading guide to 320+ four-year schools, including quotes from real students and information you won't find on college websites. Fully updated and expanded every year, Fiske is the most authoritative source of information for college-bound students and their parents. Helpful, honest, and straightforward, the Fiske Guide to Colleges delivers an insider's look at what it's really like to be a student at the "best and most interesting" schools in the United States, plus Canada, Great Britain, and Ireland ― so you can find the best fits for you.

In addition to detailed and candid stories on each school, you will find:

A self-quiz to help you understand what you are really looking for in a college
Lists of strong programs and popular majors at each college
"Overlap" listings to help you expand your options
Indexes that break down schools by state, price, and average debt
Vital information on how to apply, including deadlines, fees, and test requirements
Exclusive academic, social, and quality-of- life ratings
All the basics, including financial aid stats, SAT/ACT scores, and acceptance rates

Plus a special section highlighting the 44 public and private Best Buy schools ― colleges that provide the best educational value

"I send students to Fiske before I send them anywhere else." ― Director of College Counseling, Los Olivos, CA

About this title

About the Author:

Edward B. Fiske is the founder and editor of the Fiske Guide to Colleges. A former Education Editor of the New York Times, Fiske is known around the world for his award-winning writing on topics ranging from trends in American higher education to school reform in Southeast Asia, New Zealand and South Africa.

The guide was established in 1982 when, covering higher education for the Times, Fiske sensed the need for a publication that would help students and parents navigate the increasingly complex college admissions scene. The guide, an annual publication, immediately became a standard part of college admissions literature and it is now the country's best-selling college guide.

Fiske has teamed up with his wife, Helen F. Ladd, a professor at Duke University, on several major international research projects regarding the development of education in various countries. Together, they are co-editors of the Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy, the official handbook of the American Education Finance Association. Fiske's journalistic travels have taken him to more than 60 countries on behalf of the U.S. Agency for International Development, UNESCO and the Asia Society.

Born in Philadelphia, Fiske graduated from Wesleyan University summa cum laude, and received master's degrees in theology from Princeton Theological Seminary and in political science from Columbia University. He is a regular contributor to the International Herald-Tribune. In addition to the New York Times, his articles and book reviews have appeared in Atlantic Monthly, Chronicle of Higher Education, Los Angeles Times, and other national publications.

A resident of Durham, North Carolina, Fiske serves on a number of boards of non-profit organizations working for access to college and international understanding. He is also a founding member of the board of the Central Park School for Children, a charter school in Durham.

Review:

"I love this book. It's going to be my go-to resource for quite some time...I like that I can make notes and dog-ear pages and stick in post-its if I want to flag something for my son or husband. I like the quotes from students. I like that it feels more objective than a given school's website. " - Hormone-Colored Days

About this edition

• Publisher: Sourcebooks
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1402260687
• ISBN 13: 9781402260681
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 896