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Smart strategies for paying for college

2015
Describes the basics of using scholarships, financial aid, grants, loans, work study and private employment to pay for college and how to apply for them.

Hacking your education

ditch the lectures, save tens of thousands, and learn more than your peers ever will
Demonstrates how readers can guide their education through self-instruction in order to avoid tens of thousands of dollars of debt from student loans. Offers tips on finding one's way in the real world using one's own skills and knowledge and reveals how to create opportunities for oneself.

When learned men murder

essays on the essence of higher education
1996
The title of this book was inspired by a historical event known as the Wannsee Conference. These "learned men" who gathered around a table and sipped brandy as they planned the annihilation of a people were laden with credentials. Graduates of the best universities in Central Europe, they were - by all usual standards - highly intelligent and quite successful pillars of their community.

City on a hill

testing the American dream at City College
1994
Examines the efforts of City College of New York, a 150-year-old institution whose mission is to provide higher education to the urban poor.

The multicultural student's guide to colleges

what every African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic, and Native American applicant needs to know about America's top schools
1996

Yale University

off the record
2006
Written by students, for students, this book uncovers the real scoop on college life at this institution: academics, security, food and housing, social life, parking, etc. Everything one needs to know to make his/her college career a success.

University of Vermont

off the record
2006
Written by students, for students, this book uncovers the real scoop on college life at this institution: academics, security, food and housing, social life, parking, etc. Everything one needs to know to make his/her college career a success.

University of Rochester

off the record
2006
Written by students, for students, this book uncovers the real scoop on college life at this institution: academics, security, food and housing, social life, parking, etc. Everything one needs to know to make his/her college career a success.

University of Notre Dame

off the record
2006
For honest, unbiased information, College Prowler delivers an inside look at college, straight from the students' mouths. Complete with hundreds of quotes, grades, stats, and reviews, each student-written guide offers a comprehensive collection of information on one particular school. See how students rate their campus when it's time to look beyond the brochures and talk about key issues that really matter.

University of North Carolina

off the record
2006
For honest, unbiased information, College Prowler delivers an inside look at college, straight from the students' mouths. Complete with hundreds of quotes, grades, stats, and reviews, each student-written guide offers a comprehensive collection of information on one particular school. See how students rate their campus when it's time to look beyond the brochures and talk about key issues that really matter.

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