Choosing the Right College: The Whole Truth about America's Top Schools Revised & Expanded Edition

Grand Rapids. Michigan: Eerdmans Publishing, 2001. 802 pages. Choosing a college is a tough task--whether you're the student, their parent or their college counselor. This book definitely makes the process easier. This book clues you in about what education is really like at some of the nation's most revered colleges and universities. The book is clear in explaining just what campuses feature that type of education. Each school is reviewed through interviews with current professors and students, with detailed evaluations of curriculum, with a bit of the school's history and goals, and even, in some cases, by checking out which library sections are well-stocked and with what type of books. The editors reveal each school's highly-politicized departments, if any, as well as what student life is really like. The editors approach the book from the viewpoint that a classic liberal arts undergraduate education is the most valuable to the individual and society so their natural focus is on how well this type of education is provided at various institutions. A classic liberal arts education highlights Western Civilization's developments in math, science and literature and this book's editors are determined in revealing how closely each college's core curriculum reflects that bent. . 2nd Edition. Trade Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.