Peterson's four-year colleges, 2010
Edition: 40th ed.
Publisher: Peterson's
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lawrenceville, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1820
ISBN-13: 9780768926873
Subjects: Directories; Universities and colleges
Other titles: Four-year colleges, 2010
Description: Contains profiles of nearly 2,500 accredited four-year undergraduate institutions in the U.S. and Canada, featuring descriptive essays on one thousand schools by admissions personnel, providing details on setting, enrollment, academic programs and degrees, application procedures, tuition and fees, and other topics, and including contact information.
Notes: Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: TABLE OF CONTENTS; title: The advice center; title: Search, find, select; title: College admissions countdown calendar; title: Choosing your top ten colleges; title: Surviving standardized tests; title: The whys and whats of college visits; title: Applying 101; title: The early decision decision; title: What international students need to know about admission to U.S. colleges and universities; title: Searching for four-year colleges online; title: Money, money, money; title: Financial aid countdown calendar; title: Who's paying for this? Financial aid basics; title: Middle-income families: making the financial aid process work; title: Options, options, options; title: Honors programs and colleges: smart choices for an undergraduate education; title: Public and private colleges and universities: how to choose; title: Distance education: it's closer than you think; title: Why not women's colleges?; title: Colleges at-a-glance; title: College close-ups.