num_pages: 304
description: Fully revised since the first edition, Cool Colleges  covers the most exciting schools in the U.S. and Canada, with a new chapter on eco schools, an update on tuition-free schools, and the total low-down on the so-called top-ranked schools."Worth a look, if you're headed for college or getting ready to apply."— San Diego Union TribuneAre you hyper-intelligent? Self-directed? A late-bloomer? Or just different? Then you need a great school that will challenge, nurture, inspire, and motivate you-and Cool Colleges has got 'em. It will also give you the scoop    • What the Ivy league is and what it really wants   •  Totally free schools , including one where financial need is a requirement for admission   • Universities that don't give grades   • Schools that don't want your SAT scores   • Data on the highest (and lowest) paying majors   • The schools that graduate the most millionaires   • Men's, women's, and minority-focused colleges   • Schools where you can design your own degree program   • A college where you can hike and camp your way to a degree   • A college that runs its own ranch on an 80-square-mile campus   • Science and engineering schools where undergrads get their own labs   • The most competitive colleges, including one that rejects 95% of applicants   • Campuses where students love to study, even on Saturday nights   • Schools that offer programs in computer game studies, comedy, auctioneering, special-effects makeup, and morePlus a link to the Web addresses for every college and university in the United States and Canada.Cool Colleges  is the resource for finding your dream school-and gives you the edge you'll need to get accepted.
language: English
title: Cool Colleges: For the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different
titlecomplete: Cool Colleges: For the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different
genres: Education, College, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 76
publisher: Ten Speed Press