Mathews, Jay. Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That Is Best for You. New York, NY, Three Rivers Press, 2003.
Well known Washington Post Education writer, Jay Matthews, uses his enormous treasure chest of knowledge and wonderful wit to explain what the myriad of college admissions elements are all about.

Pope, Loren. Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges. New York, Penguin Books, 2006.
Pope offers detailed information and descriptions of 40 small, liberal arts colleges in the United States, many of which most people have never heard about. By the time you finish reading this book, you’ll want to go to one yourself. This is a must read for any student, whether they are an A or a C student.

Rubinoff, Matt and Joseph Tavares, Center for Student Opportunity. College Access & Opportunity Guide, Dubuque, IA, 2008.
A wonderful resource book for underserved, first generation students.

Springer, Sally P., Jon Reider, Marion Franck. Admission Matters: What Students and Parents Need to Know About Getting into College (paperback). San Francisco, Ca, Jossey-Bass, 2nd edition, 2009.
This is probably the best, most reliable, comprehensive book every written about college admissions.

U.S. News & World Report. America’s Best Colleges, 2010 Edition. Washington, DC, U.S. News.
Up-to-date information re median 25th-75th percentile scores for all the colleges in the US, as well as current information on application deadlines, ethnic make-up of the colleges, most popular majors, and expenses for tuition, room and board.

Yale Daily News Staff. The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, 2010. Students on Campus Tell You What You Really Want to Know, 36th Edition. Websites (paperback). New York, St. Martin’s Griffin, 2009.
Like The Fiske Guide, this guide offers student-written profiles of more than 330 top colleges in the United states. High school students say that they are right on target in terms of what individual colleges are really like.

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