Choosing a College: Why the Best Colleges May Be Your Worst Choice

Honigman, Robert David

ISBN 10: 0595283144 / ISBN 13: 9780595283149

Published by iUniverse 2003-08, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Choosing a College: Why the Best Colleges May Be Your Worst Choice
• Publisher: iUniverse 2003-08
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595283144
• ISBN 13: 9780595283149
• Binding: PF
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Robert Honigman has studied and written about higher education for more than 25 years. He is the author of University Secrets. In Choosing a College hell tell you things you wont learn in a classroom.ˇChapter One gives 50 key questions to ask in selecting a college. ˇChapter Two presents a critical history of American university. ˇChapter Three discusses why a liberal education is important. ˇChapter Four suggests why you shouldnt go to elite research universities like Harvard or Berkeley, even if admitted. ˇChapter Five describes how major universities are sorting us into winners and losers. ˇChapter Six offers some final advice on education and choosing a college. ˇAppendices A-D present thumbnail sketches of Harvard, Michigan, Berkeley, and Texas A&M. ˇA final appendix makes proposals for university reform. To get the best college education you can, read Choosing a College.

About the Author

Robert Honigman is an attorney in Birmingham, Michigan. He has taught at Wayne State University and is the author of University Secrets. His comments on higher education have appeared in leading student newspapers and The Chronicle of Higher Education. His web site is http://www.universitysecrets.com.