Looking Beyond the Ivy League: Finding the College That's Right for You

The celebrated book that revolutionized the way Americans choose colleges-now fully revised and updated

An invaluable guide with virtually no competition, this book helped to establish Loren Pope as one of the nation's most respected experts on the college application process. Now fully revised and updated, Looking Beyond the Ivy League offers a step-by-step guide to selecting the right institution, a checklist of specific questions to ask when visiting a college, the secrets to creating good applications and good applicants, and much more. With as few as one-third of college students remaining at the institution they entered as freshmen, finding the right college is harder than ever before. This book makes it easier for students and their parents.

Author: Loren Pope
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 12/18/2007
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 7.81h x 6.56w x 0.51d
ISBN13: 9780143112822
ISBN10: 0143112821
BISAC Categories:
- Study Aids | College Guides

About the Author
Loren Pope was education editor of the New York Times in the 1950s. In 1965 he opened the College Placement Bureau in Washington, D.C., to help families of college--bound students make informed choices. He is the author of Looking Beyond the Ivy League and has written numerous articles about the college application proc