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The Resource The other college guide : a roadmap to the right school for you, Jane Sweetland, Paul Glastris and the staff of Washington Monthly

The other college guide : a roadmap to the right school for you, Jane Sweetland, Paul Glastris and the staff of Washington Monthly

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"A college degree has never been more important-or more expensive. If you're not made of money, where can you get an amazing liberal arts education without your parents having to remortgage the house or cash in their retirement fund? Which degrees will allow you to fulfill your dreams and earn a decent paycheck? What do you really need to know if you're the first in your family to go to college? How do you find good schools that offer a well-rounded campus life for black or Latino students? From the staff of Washington Monthly comes a new kind of college guide, inspired by and including the magazine's signature alternative college rankings. The Other College Guide features smartly designed, engaging chapters on finding the best-fit schools and the real deal about money, loans, and preparing for the world of work. This essential higher ed handbook also highlights information on what to look for (and watch out for) in online programs and for-profit colleges and concludes with fifty profiles of remarkable but frequently overlooked schools. All things being unequal, The Other College Guide will provide American students-and their families and school counselors-with the honest and practical information they need to make sense of the college process and carve a path to the future they imagine."--
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eng
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vii, 408 pages
Contents
  • Choosing to go
  • Moving up in the world
  • If the school fits, pick it
  • The other college rankings
  • Troubled waters
  • The here and now
  • Tasting victory
  • Families are complicated
  • Getting in
  • It's all about the Benjamins
  • Carpe diem
  • Keep up the good work
  • Do unto others
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9781620970065
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The other college guide : a roadmap to the right school for you
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The other college guide
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a roadmap to the right school for you
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Jane Sweetland, Paul Glastris and the staff of Washington Monthly
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Language
eng
Summary
"A college degree has never been more important-or more expensive. If you're not made of money, where can you get an amazing liberal arts education without your parents having to remortgage the house or cash in their retirement fund? Which degrees will allow you to fulfill your dreams and earn a decent paycheck? What do you really need to know if you're the first in your family to go to college? How do you find good schools that offer a well-rounded campus life for black or Latino students? From the staff of Washington Monthly comes a new kind of college guide, inspired by and including the magazine's signature alternative college rankings. The Other College Guide features smartly designed, engaging chapters on finding the best-fit schools and the real deal about money, loans, and preparing for the world of work. This essential higher ed handbook also highlights information on what to look for (and watch out for) in online programs and for-profit colleges and concludes with fifty profiles of remarkable but frequently overlooked schools. All things being unequal, The Other College Guide will provide American students-and their families and school counselors-with the honest and practical information they need to make sense of the college process and carve a path to the future they imagine."--
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Washington monthly
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Sweetland, Jane
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378.1/980973
Index
no index present
LC call number
LB2350.5
LC item number
.S94 2015
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • bibliography
  • handbooks
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Glastris, Paul
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  • College choice
  • Universities and colleges
  • Universities and colleges
  • Student financial aid administration
  • STUDY AIDS
  • STUDY AIDS
  • EDUCATION
  • REFERENCE
  • College choice
  • Student financial aid administration
  • Universities and colleges
  • Universities and colleges
  • United States
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The other college guide : a roadmap to the right school for you, Jane Sweetland, Paul Glastris and the staff of Washington Monthly
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Includes bibliographical references
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  • txt
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Contents
Choosing to go -- Moving up in the world -- If the school fits, pick it -- The other college rankings -- Troubled waters -- The here and now -- Tasting victory -- Families are complicated -- Getting in -- It's all about the Benjamins -- Carpe diem -- Keep up the good work -- Do unto others
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ocn884815562
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24 cm
Extent
vii, 408 pages
Isbn
9781620970065
Lccn
2014040540
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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1384565
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  • (Sirsi) i9781620970065
  • (OCoLC)884815562
Label
The other college guide : a roadmap to the right school for you, Jane Sweetland, Paul Glastris and the staff of Washington Monthly
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Choosing to go -- Moving up in the world -- If the school fits, pick it -- The other college rankings -- Troubled waters -- The here and now -- Tasting victory -- Families are complicated -- Getting in -- It's all about the Benjamins -- Carpe diem -- Keep up the good work -- Do unto others
Control code
ocn884815562
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
vii, 408 pages
Isbn
9781620970065
Lccn
2014040540
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Stock number
1384565
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781620970065
  • (OCoLC)884815562

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