Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools You Should Know About Even If You're Not a Straight-A Student - Softcover

Pope, Loren

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140296166 ISBN 13: 9780140296167

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2000

Synopsis

Offers profiles of forty colleges which focus on individual needs and high academic standards; provides insider tips for choosing a school based on personality; and discusses homeschooling and learning disabilities.

About this title

About the Author:

Loren Pope was education editor of the New York Times in the 1950s. In 1965 he opened the College Placement Bureau in Washington, D.C., to help families of college--bound students make informed choices. He is the author of Looking Beyond the Ivy League and has written numerous articles about the college application proc

From School Library Journal:

YA-Pope discusses 40 colleges, mostly in the Northeast, South, and Midwest. What makes this book different from other guides is that it highlights schools that select students who have a wide range of abilities, not necessarily the cream of the crop academically, but who exhibit a desire to learn. The atmosphere at these institutions is collaborative rather than competitive and they feature close interaction between students and faculty. Antioch University, Grinnell College, Whitman College, and Goucher College are among the schools included. Overviews of academic standings, admission requirements, quotes by faculty and students, points of geographic interest, and strengths in relation to other schools are given for each selection.-Rebecca C. Burgee, Langley High School, McLean, VA

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About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0140296166
• ISBN 13: 9780140296167
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320