Choosing a College: Why the Best Colleges May Be Your Worst Choice

ISBN-13: 9780595749157 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 132 str.

Robert David Honigman

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Robert Honigman has studied and written about higher education for more than 25 years. He is the author of "University Secrets." In "Choosing a College" he'll tell you things you won't learn in a classroom.

-Chapter One gives 50 key questions to ask in selecting a college.
-Chapter Two presents a critical history of American university.
-Chapter Three discusses why a liberal education is important.
-Chapter Four suggests why you shouldn't go to elite research universities like Harvard or Berkeley, even if admitted.
-Chapter Five describes how major universities are sorting us into "winners" and "losers."
-Chapter Six offers some final advice on education and choosing a college.
-Appendices A-D present thumbnail sketches of Harvard, Michigan, Berkeley, and Texas A&M.
-A final appendix makes proposals for university reform.

To get the best college education you can, read "Choosing a College."