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arron's Profiles of
American Colleges,
20th Ed.

Published 1994. $19.95.
Barrons Educational Series, Inc.

schools. Only the "best and most
interesting' schools are contained
here. Including quotes of popu-
lar campus T-shirts is a nice
touch and really reveals school
character.

Listing over 1600 accredited four-
year colleges, this is easily one of
the most comprehensive of all Lovejoy's College Guide, 22nd
guides. The beginning of the Edition.
book features sections on corn- Published 1994. Book and Disk,
paring schools, ad-
missions, financial
aid, major selection,
and a listing of col-
leges by competitive
levels from most
competitive to non-
competitive. The
charts are helpful
and time-saving.
It's easy to compare
many schools at a
glance without hav-
ing to flip back and
forth through the
whole book. The
main body of the
book is comprised of
school profiles which
seem to cover every-
thing from campus
safety and security
to the availability
and type of comput-
ers. Check for CD-
ROM version.

The Right College.

Published 1994.
$22.00.
College Research Group of Concord,
MA Staff
Prentice Hall General
Reference & Travel.

An excellent resource with es-
says on choosing and applying to
colleges. Schools are grouped by
level of competitiveness and in-
dexed by majors and competitive
sports. More than 1,500 four-
year colleges are arranged by
state and marked on state maps.
For each school there is a box
with basic data followed by text
that covers topics in more detail.
This guide includes more infor-
mation about campus organiza-
tions — including religious,
minority and foreign organiza-
tions — than other guides re-
viewed. Including prominent
alumni/ae is another unique fea-
ture of this guide.

$32.00. Disk only, $10.00.
Charles T. Straughn & Barbarasue
Lovejoy Straughn. Prentice Hall.

Although this guide has been
around for over 50 years and ap-
pears to be chock-full of informa-
tion, many find the format too
dense and the print hard to read.
Browse it but don't buy is the pre-
vailing opinion.

Barron's Top Fifty: An Inside
Look at America's Best Col-
leges, 2nd Ed.

Published 1994. $13.95.
Tom Fischgrund, editor.
Barron's Educational
Series, Inc.

Fiske Guide to Colleges 1995.

Written by recent graduates, this
guide has detailed reviews of the
50 best schools in the United
States. Easy to read, this great
reference narrows the field to
both interesting and well-
thought-of programs.

Published 1994. $16.00.
Edward Fiske.
Random House, Inc.

Peterson's Competitive Col-
leges, 1993-1994. I 2th Ed.

Appearing for over a decade, this
chatty guide reviews over 300

Published 1993. $15.95.
Susan Dilts, editor.

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