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Recommended College Guidebooks

Looking for college information, “insider advice” or assistance with scholarships, test prep, essays and applications?  Check out these popular and well-regarded college guidebooks:

College Guidebook Recommendations
Fiske Guide to Colleges 2013, 29E

Rugg’s Recommendations on the College, 27th Edition (Rugg’s Recommendations on the Colleges)

The College Solution: A Guide for Everyone Looking for the Right School at the Right Price

The Best 376 Colleges, 2012 Edition (College Admissions Guides)

The College Hook: Packaging Yourself to Win the College Admissions Game

Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges (Barron’s Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges)

The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, 2012: Students on Campus Tell You What You Really Want to Know, 38th Edition

College Unranked: Ending the College Admissions Frenzy

Winning the College Admission Game: Strategies for Parents & Students

U.S. News Ultimate College Guide  (US News Ultimate College Guide)

The Complete Book of Colleges, 2012 Edition (College Admissions Guides)

Fiske Guide to Getting Into the Right College, 3E

Admission Matters: What Students and Parents Need to Know About Getting into College

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

College Match: A Blueprint for Choosing the Best School for You

The College Finder: Choose the School That’s Right for You!

The New Rules of College Admissions: Ten Former Admissions Officers Reveal What it Takes to Get Into College Today (Fireside Books (Fireside))

Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That is Best for You

Book of Majors 2013: All-New Seventh Edition (College Board Book of Majors)

Colleges That Change Lives (Loren Pope)

A Is for Admission (Michele Hernandez)

Winning the College Admission Game: Strategies for Parents & Students (Peter Van Buskirk)

The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College

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