Choosing a College: Why the Best Colleges May Be Your Worst Choice

By Robert David Honigman

Book Overview

Robert Honigman has studied and written about higher education for more than 25 years. He is the author of University Secrets. In Choosing a College he'll tell you things you won't learn in a classroom.

- Chapter One gives 50 key questions to ask in selecting a college.
- Chapter Two presents a critical history of American university.
- Chapter Three discusses why a liberal education is important.
- Chapter Four suggests why you shouldn't go to elite research universities like Harvard or Berkeley, even if admitted.
- Chapter Five describes how major universities are sorting us into "winners" and "losers".
- Chapter Six offers some final advice on education and choosing a college.
- Appendices A-D present thumbnail sketches of Harvard, Michigan, Berkeley, and Texas A&M.
- A final appendix makes proposals for university reform.

To get the best college education you can, read Choosing a College.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595749151
• ISBN13: 9780595749157
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.4"