General College Guide | University of Tennessee

Paperback - 752 pages
(August 15, 2000)
Times Books; ISBN: 0812931726 ;
Dimensions (in inches): 1.37 x 9.18 x 7.43

For nearly two decades, The Fiske Guide to Colleges has been the indispensable source of information for students and parents all over the country. Candid, lively, and reliable, it speaks with unique authority covering everything from where a school's history department ranks academically to where its sports teams rank nationally, from which dining halls should be avoided to which professors' classes shouldn't be missed. The result is -- as USA Today has written -- "the most readable and informative" of all the college guides published. Based on more annually updated surveys of thousands of students, teachers, and administrators than any other guide, this thoroughly revised edition of The Fiske Guide to Colleges answers all the questions prospective students, guidance counselors, and parents might ever have. You'll find:
all the application information you need--where to find them, which ones are the most difficult to fill out, which schools have long-lead deadlines
quality-of-life, academic, and social-life ratings for each school -- "party school" or "monastery"?
listings of each college's strongest departments and majors
Fiske's exclusive selection of the "Best Buys" for 2001 -- the schools that offer you the most value for your money

Paperback - 944 pages 27th edition
(July 2000)
Griffin Trade Paperback; ISBN: 0312204140 ;
Dimensions (in inches): 1.55 x 8.27 x 5.20

Book Description
For more than twenty-five years students and parents have trusted The Insider's Guide to the Colleges as the only guide book researched and written by current college students. There's no glossy brochure talk here. No dry descriptions. Just honest, relevant portraits of life on hundreds of college and university campuses. Included are:

--Complete coverage of more than three hundred schools in the U.S. and Canada, with emphasis on academics, faculty, housing and food, extracurriculars, the dating scene, and more
--A "College Finder" that lets students zero in on the right schools to fit their individual needs
--Student-to-student advice on choosing a college, getting in, and paying for it
--A lively "FYI" section at the end of each entry that captures the essence of all of the schools and the kind of students who attend them 

From the Publisher
"Student-written profiles in The Insider's Guide...are lively and informative and strike the tone of a college pal offering advice." --Rolling Stone

"Invaluable in choosing and getting into a college." --Chicago Tribune

"Savvy parents and students hold this book to be a 'must-read'" --New York Daily News

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Hardcover (April 1986)
Univ of Tennessee; ISBN: 0961631104

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Hardcover 1st Ed. edition
(December 1983)
Univ of Tennessee Pr; ISBN: 0870493914

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Hardcover (May 1990)
University of Tennessee-Knoxville; ISBN: 0962593303