college choice

A guide to saving money on college tuition and fees by finding grants and scholarships and negotiating other types of financial aid options and programs, with tips on essay writing, applications, and interview responses; and selection of colleges, majors, and careers.

Presents practical advice and checklists for students and parents going on college campus visits and college interviews, explaining what to look for and providing such tools as lists of questions to expect and to ask, and tips for the shy person.

Presents information and advice and profiles more than forty colleges for those looking for something unique in a school, such as no tuition, no grades, twenty-four-hour access to science and engineering labs, a school-owned ranch, student-designed degrees, and programs in such fields as computer game studies, comedy, and special-effects makeup.

Presents a practice guide for financing a college education, and offers advice on financial aid, long and short-range savings programs, scholarships, and more.

Presents a collection of alphabetically arranged entries that list 361 of the best colleges and universities in the United States, providing information on admissions, academics, quality of life, food, dormitories, and more.

Profiles colleges that are geared towards students who do not fit into the typical college student mold and provides the name, address, phone number, and Web site for every accredited four-year college and university in the United States and Canada.

Text and CD-ROM directory to 4,200 schools including two- and four-year colleges, graduate and professional schools. Disc can be searched by specific criteria to select schools.

Describes how to handle fears, hopes, parents, friends, teachers, and other concerns when deciding upon a college.

Reference guide and organizational handbook to the years before college, providing guidance on the college admissions process, and covering topics such as alternatives to four-year colleges, time out, and making the transistion from high school to college.

Scandal abounds as the uptown girls wind up their days as Constance Billard students with a Senior Spa Day that is crashed by The Raves rock group and assorted other guys.