Fully revised since the first edition, Cool Colleges covers the most exciting schools in the U.S. and Canada, with a new chapter on eco schools, an update on tuition-free schools, and the total low-down on the so-called top-ranked schools. Worth a look, if you're headed for college or getting ready to apply.--
San Diego Union Tribune
Are you hyper-intelligent? Self-directed? A late-bloomer? Or just different? Then you need a great school that will challenge, nurture, inspire, and motivate you-and
Cool Colleges has got 'em. It will also give you the scoop on:
- What the Ivy league is and
what it really wants -
Totally free schools, including one where financial need is a requirement for admission
- Universities that
don't give grades - Schools that
don't want your SAT scores - Data on the highest (and lowest) paying majors
- The schools that graduate the most millionaires
- Men's, women's, and minority-focused colleges
- Schools where you can
design your own degree program - A college where you can
hike and camp your way to a degree
- A college
that runs its own ranch on an 80-square-mile campus
- Science and engineering schools where
undergrads get their own labs - The most competitive colleges, including one that rejects 95% of applicants
- Campuses where students love to study, even on Saturday nights
- Schools that offer programs
in computer game studies, comedy, auctioneering, special-effects makeup, and more Plus a link to the Web addresses for every college and university in the United States and Canada.
Cool Colleges is the resource for finding your dream school-and gives you the edge you'll need to get accepted.
