The celebrated book that revolutionized the way Americans choose colleges—now fully revised and updated

An invaluable guide with virtually no competition, this book helped to establish Loren Pope as one of the nation’s most respected experts on the college application process. Now fully revised and updated, Looking Beyond the Ivy League offers a step-by-step guide to selecting the right institution, a checklist of specific questions to ask when visiting a college, the secrets to creating good applications and good applicants, and much more. With as few as one-third of college students remaining at the institution they entered as freshmen, finding the right college is harder than ever before. This book makes it easier for students and their parents.

“The best thing written about admissions in the last twenty years.”
—David A. Dudley, former admissions director at Columbia University and the Illinois Institute of Technology

Loren Pope, author of the acclaimed Colleges That Change Lives, has been writing about education since the 1950s. From 1965 to 2005 he ran the College Placement Bureau in Washington, D. C. to help families make informed, fruitful choices about higher education. He is a frequent guest on radio and television.

Imprint: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Distributor: Penguin Group USA, Inc
Publication Date: 12-18-2007
Pages: 288
Measurements: 7.80in X 5.40in X 0.55in X 0.43lb