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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. Unlike other college guides, which provide irrelevant statistics and officially approved opinions extraneous to the quality of education a school provides, the one-thousand-page Choosing the Right College covers the things that matter most.

The ISI guide also provides specific advice on which professors to seek out—and which courses and departments to avoid. As an exclusive feature, Choosing the Right College advises students which courses they should take at each school to provide themselves with a true core curriculum. This unique build-your-own-core feature is one more reason that Choosing the Right College has become the most valuable and trusted college guide on the market for students seeking a genuine liberal education.

This 2008-09 edition includes essays on thirteen institutions not previously covered: Agnes Scott College, Case Western Reserve University, Centre College, Fordham University, George Washington University, Gettysburg College, University of King's College (Halifax), Lehigh University, Occidental College, University of Rochester, Trinity Western University (British Columbia), University of Tulsa, and Union College.

Read the Introduction by Walter E. Williams
Learn more about the guide's educational philosophy from Walter E. Williams, author of more than 150 articles and six books, including America: A Minority Viewpoint and The State Against Blacks.

Finding and Following the Core
During their college experience, undergraduates have around 40 opportunities to affect their future lives through the courses they select. In this essay, Mark C. Henrie, author of A Student’s Guide to the Core Curriculum, offers guidance on choosing wisely and lays out a plan to build a traditional core program that offers a lifetime benefit.

Using the Guide
Find out how ISI's guide can help you to attain the broad education in the liberal arts and sciences that best prepares one for success. In particular, learn about the liberal arts tradition and how the special features of this guide will help you navigate your way to achieving a wide-ranging and humane education.

ISI's College Guide: Table of Contents
Review the list of 134 colleges and universities included in Choosing the Right College. The selection of schools reflects the guide's aim to be truly representative and offer students and parents the entire range of educational choices.