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by John Zmirak

In our essays on each school, we try to give readers an idea of what it’s like to go to each school. Here is where we go into detail about each institution’s residential life: Are all dorms coed? If so, are there coed rooms? Coed bathrooms? Does the school guarantee housing for all four years? Would you want to live in the dorms in any case? (Some are Gothic gems, others Stalinist monoliths.) In this section we also try to give some idea of how students spend their time outside the classroom. Is this a service-oriented school? Do the kids party five nights a week or are they a studious, intellectual bunch? In addition, we discuss whether campus crime is a problem, the extent to which athletics, particularly intercollegiate athletics, shapes the campus atmosphere, and whether school traditions still create a spirit of cohesion. There is much else in this section besides, depending on the ... [More]
Choosing the Right College 2008-9: The Whole Truth about America's Top Schools
The college guide that changed college guides, this revised and updated edition of ISI's critically acclaimed Choosing the Right College is perfect for those students—and their parents—who want an independent, truthful assessment of what is really happening at 134 of the nation's top schools. [more]
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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The Citadel
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