A guide to 320+ four-year schools, including quotes from real students and information you won't find on college websites. In addition to detailed and candid stories about each school, you will find lists of strong programs and popular majors at each college, information on how to apply, graduation and acceptance rates, and exclusive academic, social, and quality-of-life ratings. -- Adapted from back cover.

A survey of life on the nation's campuses offers detailed profiles of the best colleges and rankings of colleges in dozens of different categories, along with a wealth of information and applications tips.

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Each entry contains all the necessary information for students and parents to complete the application process, including eligibility requirements, how to obtain an application, how to get more information about each award, sponsor website listings, award amounts, and key deadlines. With scholarships for high school, college, graduate, and adult students, this guide also includes tips on how to conduct the most effective search, how to write a winning...

Profiles over 2,400 four-year colleges and universities in terms of costs and financial aid, gift aid, loans, and other awards available to meet expenses. Quick reference chart, organized by state, for at-a-glance comparisons of tuition and fees, room and board, aid packages, average indebtedness at graduation. State-by-state listing of public scholarship and grant programs.