{"product_id":"fiske-guide-to-colleges-2025-revised-41st-ed","title":"Fiske Guide to Colleges 2025 (Revised) (41ST ed.)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The best college guide you can buy.\" --\u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery college and university has a story, and no one tells those stories like former\u003cem\u003e New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e education editor Edward B. Fiske. That's why, for more than 40 years, the \u003cem\u003eFiske Guide to Colleges\u003c\/em\u003e has been the leading guide to 320 four-year schools, including quotes from real students and information you won't find on college websites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFully updated and expanded every year, Fiske is the most authoritative source of information for college-bound students and their parents. Helpful, honest, and straightforward, the \u003cem\u003eFiske Guide to Colleges\u003c\/em\u003e delivers an insider's look at what it's really like to be a student at the \"best and most interesting\" schools in the United States, plus Canada, Great Britain, and Ireland--so you can find the best fits for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to detailed and candid stories on each school, you will find: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA self-quiz to help you understand what you are really looking for in a college\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLists of strong programs and popular majors at each college\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Overlap\" listings to help you expand your options\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndexes that break down schools by state, price, and average debt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExclusive academic, social, and quality-of-life ratings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll the basics, including financial aid stats and acceptance rates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlus a special section highlighting the 20 public and private Best Buy schools--colleges that provide the best educational value\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eFiske, Edward B\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdward B. Fiske is the founder and editor of the Fiske Guide to Colleges. A former Education Editor of the New York Times, Fiske is known around the world for his award-winning writing on topics ranging from trends in American higher education to school reform in Southeast Asia, New Zealand and South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guide was established in 1982 when, covering higher education for the Times, Fiske sensed the need for a publication that would help students and parents navigate the increasingly complex college admissions scene. The guide, an annual publication, immediately became a standard part of college admissions literature and it is now the country's best-selling college guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFiske has teamed up with his wife, Helen F. Ladd, a professor at Duke University, on several major international research projects regarding the development of education in various countries. Together, they are co-editors of the Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy, the official handbook of the American Education Finance Association. Fiske's journalistic travels have taken him to more than 60 countries on behalf of the U.S. Agency for International Development, UNESCO and the Asia Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Philadelphia, Fiske graduated from Wesleyan University summa cum laude, and received master's degrees in theology from Princeton Theological Seminary and in political science from Columbia University. He is a regular contributor to the International Herald-Tribune. 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