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Direct linkDiver, Colin – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022
Since "U.S. News & World Report" first published a college ranking in 1983, the rankings industry has become a self-appointed judge, declaring winners and losers among America's colleges and universities. In this revealing account, Colin Diver shows how popular rankings have induced college applicants to focus solely on pedigree and…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Higher Education, Colleges, Universities
Asher, Donald – 2000
This guide profiles innovative and unusual colleges that might interest the college applicant who is looking for the perfect "fit" and who thinks that "fit" might be met by something different. It also contains information to help the applicant contact other accredited 4-year institutions in the United States and Canada. The…
Descriptors: College Applicants, Colleges, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Download full textRawlings, Brenda W., Ed.; Karchmer, Michael A., Ed.; DeCaro, James J., Ed.; Allen, Thomas E., Ed. – 1999
This directory lists colleges and universities in the United States that have special programs or offer special services for students with deafness or hearing impairments. It provides general descriptions of the many programs which are available, lists many of the career areas of study that are offered, and shows which special services are…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Bound Students, College Choice, Colleges
Ordovensky, Pat; Thornton, Robert – 1992
This book offers detailed information on college admissions designed to demystify the process for student applicants. Part I opens by arguing that the college admissions process is a mystery to many applicants because in large part admissions officers would prefer to have it that way in order to retain greater control. Other chapters in this…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Admissions Counseling, Admissions Officers
Mitchell, Robert – 1993
This guide offers in-depth profiles of most of the country's top schools and seeks to fill the void left by other college guides by providing information that will allow students of color to make wise and confident college choices. Information was provided by admissions offices and students at each of the more than 200 colleges profiled.…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, Asian American Students, Black Students, College Applicants
