Choosing A College:Why The Best Colleges May Be Your Worst C

Robert David Honigman

• 12 augustus 2003
• 9780595283149

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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 rese arch universities like Harvard or Berkeley, even if admitted.
C hapter Five describes how major universities are sorting us into w inners and losers.
Chapter Six offers so me 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."