Comprehensive, Objective Guides to Colleges
The College Handbook, The College Board, revised annually
Peterson’s Guide to Four-Year Colleges, Peterson’s, revised annually
Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges, revised annually

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Descriptive but Subjective Guides to Colleges
The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, Yale Daily News, revised annually
The Best 331 Colleges, Custard/Princeton Review, revised annually
The Fiske Guide to Colleges, Fiske, revised annually
Colleges That Changed Lives, Pope, 1996
100 Colleges Where Average Students Can Excel, Adler, 1997

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Books for Parents About the College Process
Letting Go: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the College Years, Coburn and Treeger, 1997
College Admissions: A Crash Course for Panicked Parents, Rubenstone and Dalby, 1997
When Kids Go To College: A Parent’s Guide to Changing Relationships, Newman and Newman, 1992
Almost Grown: Launching Your Child from High School to College, Pavick, 1998

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Specialized Guides to Colleges
Index of Majors and Graduate Degrees, The College Board, revised annually
International Student Handbook of U.S. Colleges, The College Board, revised annually
Peterson’s Guide to Two-Year Colleges, Peterson’s, revised annually
K&W Guide to Colleges for the Learning Disabled, Kravets, 1999
The Multicultural Student’s Guide to Colleges, Mitchell, 1996
The Gourman Report, Gourman, 1997
Rugg’s Recommendations on the Colleges, Rugg, revised annually
The College Finder, Antonoff, 1999

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Books about the College Selection and Application Process
The Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College, Fiske, 1999
The College Application Essay, McGinty, 1997
Internet Guide for College-Bound Students, Hartman, 1998
Visiting College Campuses, Spencer and Maleson, 1998
Kaplan’s Guide to College Selection, 1999

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Financial Aid and Scholarships
Octameron Associates has some of the best books in this area; check their web site.
Also, go to www.finaid.org and www.fastweb.com
Discounts and Deals at the Nation’s 360 Best Colleges, Hammond, 1999

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Standardized Test Prep
There are numerous titles from several companies: Kaplan, Princeton Review, College Board, and others. They are all good for understanding the respective test(s).

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Other Books of Interest
Looking Beyond Ivy League, Pope, 1996
A is for Admission, Hernandez, 1997
Questions and Answers: Reflections on 100,000 Admission Decisions at Stanford, Fetter, 1997
The College Admissions Mystique, Mayher, 1998
You’re Gonna Love This College Guide, Nemko, 1999
Getting In: Inside the College Admission Process, Paul, 1997
Taking Time Off:...Stories of Students Who Enjoyed...Breaks from College…, Hall and Lieber, 1996
Peterson’s Summer Opportunities for Kids and Teenagers, Peterson’s, revised annually

Getting In, Boylan, 1998 (not to be confused with the other book listed above): this is one of my favorites. It’s a fictional account of a young man and his family and a couple of friends as they visit colleges in New England. Just when you think you’ve had enough of the college search process, read this for some laughs. Warning: a lot of off-color humor!