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Each profile includes admissions standards as well as relevant statistics to make your decision easier, including where the school ranks in post-graduate grants and fellowships, what percentage of students go on to graduate school or further education, distinguishing facts about the curriculum, percentage of professors who have terminal degrees in their field, even what activities are available to students and what they're likely to do on weekends.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Loren Pope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143122302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLoren Pope \u003c\/b\u003e(1910-2008) was education editor of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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 was also the author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLooking Beyond the Ivy League\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and wrote numerous articles about the college application process.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHilary Masell Oswald lives in Denver, Colorado, where she writes about education, architecture and design, and public policy. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, Edutopia, and other publications and websites.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39821964116083,"sku":"9780143122302","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_a7cc9cc7-b6a7-44f6-b1be-021fe1f274b5.jpg?v=1644518424"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/collections\/0_ec2cd9c8-0566-4edf-b8a8-e30f024db2a2.jpg?v=1662993551","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/collections\/reference\/reference.oembed?page=721","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}