(2) Fiske's: Selective Guide to Colleges; descriptive/subjective discussion of various aspects of 300 top colleges--including campus, academic strengths and weaknesses, personality of student body, quality of life, etc.
(3) The Princeton Review: The Best 331 Colleges; readable combination of test stats, demographics, application overlaps, popular majors, and ratings of academics and social life.
(4) College Board's: College Handbook; in addition to all the usual data, indicates percentage of graduates who continue on to graduate degrees (suggesting intellectual commitment vs. pre-professional orientation of student body).
(5) Arco's: The Right College; selectivity rating is good cross-check on Barron's ratings; good breakdown on athletic offerings and student involvement in athletics; clear indication of tutorial and remedial offerings.
(6) Lovejoy's: College Guide; additional feature: sports index at back of volume lists which colleges offer which sports and indicates male/female involvement as well as scholarship availability.
(7) Orchard House's: College Admissions Data Handbook; in addition to the usual data, clear and extensive breakdown of financial aid for each college.
(8) Peterson's: Annual Guide to Colleges; more complete & substantial description of academic programs, special programs, academic philosophy, student life etc., than is found in many other college data books.
(9) Peterson's: Visual and Performing Arts: 1,000+ listings of professional degree programs conferred by colleges and professional schools in studio art, dance, music, and theater; endorsed by the National Association of College Admissions Counseling;
(10) Arco's: Performing Arts Major's College Guide; highlights the best programs in dance, drama, and music, and supplies copious advice on how to prepare for and succeed in presenting your talent to colleges;
(11) LEARNING DISABILITIES: Used in conjunction with each other, the following four guides offer a fairly complete listing of colleges with LD services and a description of their programs, along with much information and good advice about the application procedure for students with special learning needs:
- Peterson's Guide to Colleges with Programs for Learning Disabled Students.
- Lovejoy's College Guide for the Learning Disabled.
- Kravets and Wax's The K & W Guide to Colleges for the Learning Disabled (Harper Perennial).
- Lipkin's Colleges with Programs or Services for Students with Learning Disabilities (Schoolsearch Press, Belmont, Mass.).
