Greene's Guides - Hidden Ivies, 3rd Edition, The, EPUB

Completely revised and updated with a dozen new colleges and universities, this is the essential guide students need to navigate the college admissions process and gain admission to the outstanding schools that fit them best. Based on Howard and Matthew Greene’s years of experience as premier educational consultants, The Hidden Ivies is an invaluable, in-depth look inside sixty-three renowned academic institutions. These private colleges and universities offer students a broad liberal arts education that will help them build a strong foundation for the rest of their lives. The Greenes help families with their college planning by explaining what makes an Ivy League college so desirable, and why these Hidden Ivies (some less well-known than others) offer an educational and personal experience to rival that found on Ivy campuses. In this fully revised and updated edition of a top college guide—featuring new institutions, including Dickinson College, Fordham University, and Southern Methodist University—the premier educational consultants and authors of Making It Into a Top College take you school-by-school, revealing: Why these are unique institutions of exceptional merit What criteria to use in evaluating different programs The admissions requirements for each selective school How to approach the selective college admissions process today Student perspectives on their college experiences The value of pursuing a liberal arts education Choosing a college is one of the most important decisions in the entire college search process. With costs and the need for financial aid rising and so many schools to choose from—and the competition for acceptance more intense than ever before—The Hidden Ivies offers invaluable insights and advice to help every student choose and apply to…