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The list below is a collection of books to help you in your quest for college. Many are available in the school library, Ms. Nurses' office, local bookstores, or you may click here to order the title from Amazon.com.
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COLLEGE ADMISSION REFERENCE BOOKS
Barron's Profiles of American Colleges, Barron's Educational Series, Happauge, NY

Cass and Birnbaum's Guide to American Colleges, Melissa Cass and Julia Cass-Liepmann, Harper Perennial, New York, NY

College Admissions Data Handbook, Orchard House, Concord, MA

* The College Handbook, College Board, New York, NY

Lovejoy's College Guide, Lovejoy's Educational Guides, Monarch Press, New York, NY

Peterson's Guide to Four-Year Colleges, Peterson's Guides, Princeton, NJ

Peterson's Guide to Two-Year Colleges, Peterson's Guides, Princeton, NJ

The Right College, College Research Group, Arco, Prentice Hall, New York, NY

NARRATIVE, SUBJECTIVE COLLEGE GUIDEBOOKS
Barron's Best Buys in College Education, Lucia Solorzano, Barron's Educational Series, Hauppauge, NY

Barron's Top 50 - An Inside Look at America's Best Colleges, Tom Fischgrund, Barron's Educational Series, Hauppauge, NY

The Best Buys in College Education, Edward B. Fiske, Times Books, New York, NY

The Common-Sense Guide to American Colleges, Charles Homer, Madison Center for Educational.' Madison Books, Canham, MD

The Fiske Guide to Colleges, Edward Fiske, Times Books, New York, NY

How To Get An Ivy League Education At A State University, Martin Nemko, Avon Books, New York, NY

* The Insider's Guide To The Colleges, Staff of the Yale Daily News, St. Martin's Press, New York, NY

Ivy League Program at State School Prices, Robert Sullivan, Arco, Prentice Hall, New York, NY

The Public Ivys, Richard Moll, Viking Penguin, New York, NY

Women's Colleges - The Inside Guide to More Than 75 of these Popular Schools - Proven Training Grounds for Successful Women Leaders, Joe anne Adler, Arco, Prentice Hall, New York, NY

PRELIMINARY COLLEGE LIST-BUILDER BOOKS
* The College Finder - 475 Ways to Choose the Right School for You, Steven Antonoff, Ph.D., Ballendine Books, New York, NY

* Rugg's Recommendations on the Colleges, Frederick E. Rugg, Rugg's Recommendations, Sarasota, FL

Directory of Unusual Majors, The College Connection, Flushing, NY

College Admissions Index of Majors and Sports, Wintergreen Orchard House, New Orleans,LA

Index of Majors and Graduate Degrees, College Board, New York, NY

Peterson's National College Databank, Peterson's Guides, Princeton, NJ

SAT/ACT PREPARATION, REVIEW BOOKS
How to Prepare for the SAT 1, Samuel C. Browstein, Barron's Educational Series, Haulage, NY

Introducing the New SAT, The College Board, New York, NY

The Official Guide to SAT II: Subject Tests, College Board, New York, NY

Peterson's SAT Success, Peterson's Guides, Princeton, NJ

Preparation for the New SAT: Scholastic Assessment Test , Edward Deptula, Arco Publishing, New York, NY

Up Your SAT Score - The Underground Guide to the New PSAT and SAT, Manic, Misty, Michael Colton, Paul Ross, Larry Berger, Workman Publishing, New York, NY

ACT: American College Testing Program, Joan U. Levy and Norman Levy, Arco Publishing, New York, NY

Cliffs Enhanced ACT Preparation Guide, Jerry Bobrow, Cliffs Notes, Lincoln, NY

How To Prepare For the A Barron's Educational Series, Happauge, NY

Official Guide to the ACT Assessment, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich Publishers, New York, NY

COLLEGE BOOKS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIFIC BACKGROUNDS, INTERESTS, CONCERNS
AFI Guide to College Courses in Film and Television, American Film. Institute, Arco Publishing, New York, NY

America's Black and Tribal Colleges, J. Wilson Bowman, Sandcastle Publishing, South Pasadena, CA

The Black Student's Guide to Colleges, Barry Beckham, Beckham House Publishers, Providence, RI

Choose A Christian College, Christian College Coalition, Peterson's Guides, Princeton, NJ

Directory of Catholic Colleges & Universities, The College Connection, Flushing, NY

Education for the Earth - A Guide to Top Environmental Studies Programs, Alliance for Environmental Education, Peterson's Guides, Princeton, NJ

Guide to American Art Schools, John D. Werenko, Penguin Books, New York. NY

I am Somebody, Anna Leider, Octameron Associates, Alexandria, VA

Hillel Guide to Jewish Life On Campus, B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations, Washington, DC

The Jewish Student's Guide to American Colleges, Lee and Lana Goldberg, Shapolsky Publishers, New York, NY

* Making a Difference College Guide, Miriam Weinstein, Sage Press, San Anselmo, CA

The Multi-cultural Student's Guide to Colleges, Robert Mitchell, Noonday Press, New York, NY

The Performing Arts Major's College Guide, Carole J. Everett, Arco, Prentice Hall, New York, NY

Professional Degree Programs in the Visual and Performing Arts, Peterson's Guides, Princeton, NJ

COLLEGE BOOKS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Applying to Colleges and Universities in the United States: A Handbook for International Students, Andrea E. Lehman, Peterson's Guides, Princeton, NJ

* The College Handbook Foreign Student Supplement, College Board, New York, NY

English Language and Orientation Programs in the United States, James E. Driscoll, Institute for International Education, Washington, DC

How to Apply to American Colleges and Universities, Moya Brennan and Sarah Briggs, VGM Career Horizons, Lincolnwood, IL

The International Student's Guide to the American University, Gregory A. Barnes, NTC Publishing, Lincolnwood, IL

COLLEGE BOOKS FOR LEARNING DISABLED STUDENTS
Campus Opportunities for Students with Learning Differences, Judith M. Crooker, Octameron Associates, Alexandria, VA

College Guide for Students with Learning Disabilities, Annete Joy Sclafani and Michael J. Lynch, SPEDCO Associates, Farmingville, NY

A Guide to Colleges for Learning Disabled Students, Mary Ann Liscio, Academic Press, Orlando, FL

* The K&W Guide to Colleges for the Learning Disabled, M. Kravets and I. Wax, Harper Collins, New York, NY

Lovejoy's College Guide for the Learning Disabled Charles T. Straughn, Monarch Press, New York, NY

Peterson's Guide to Colleges with Programs for Learning Disabled Students, Charles T. Mangrurn. and Steven S. Strichart, Peterson's Guides, Princeton, NJ

Unlocking Potential: College and Other Choices for Learning Disabled People - A Step-by-Step. Guide, Barbara Schreiber and Jeanne Talpers, Adler and Adler Publishers, Bethesda, MD

BOOKS FOR COLLEGE STUDENT-ATHLETES
Callahan's Guide to Athletics and Academics in America, Timothy R. Callahan, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, NY

College Admissions Index of Majors and Sports, Orchard House, Concord, MA

Athletic Scholarships, Andy and Amy Clark, Facts on File Publications, New York, NY

Going the Distance, Stephen Figler and Howard Figler, Peterson's Guides, Princeton, NJ Peterson's Sports Scholarships and Athletic Programs, Peterson's Guides, Princeton, NJ

The Winning Edge: A Complete Guide to Intercollegiate Athletic Programs, Frances and James Killpatrick, Octameron Associates, Alexandria, VA

COLLEGE BOOKS FOR PARENTS
Choosing a College: A Guide for Parents and Students, Thomas Sowell, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, NY

College Admissions - A Crash Course for Panicked Parents, Sally Rubenstone and Sidonia Dalby, Arco, Prentice Hall, New York, NY

The College Guide for Parents, Charles J. Shields, College Board, New York, NY

50 College Admission Directors Speak to Parents, Sandra F. MacGowan and Sarah M. McGinty, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich Publishers, New York, NY

Letting Go: A Parents Guide to Today's College Experience, Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger, Adler and Adler Publishers, Bethesda, MD

Parenting Through the College Years, Norman Giddan and Sally Vallongo, Williamson Publishing, Charlotte, VT

Putting Your Kids Through College, Scott Edelstein, Consumer Reports Books, Consumers Union, Mount Vernon, NY

COLLEGE FINANCIAL PLANNING, COLLEGE COSTS, SCHOLARSHIP BOOKS
Financial aid forms, procedures, and guidelines change frequently. Beware of books not updated recently to reflect current practices.

Barron's Dollars for Scholars: Barron's Complete College Financing Guide, Marguerite J. Dennis, Barron's Educational Series, Happauge, NY

College Costs and Financial Aid Handbook, College Board, New York, NY

College Scholarships and Financial Aid, Arco, Prentice Hall, New York, NY

Cutting College Cost, James P Duffy, Barnes and Noble Publishers, New York, NY

Don't Miss Out. College Check Mate, The A's and B's of Academic scholarships, Three Separate Booklets, Octameron Associates, Alexandria, VA

Financing a College Education: The, Essential Guide for the 90s, Judith B. Margolin, Plenum Press, New York, NY

Lovejoy's Guide to Financial Aid, Robert and Anna Leider, Monarch Press, New York, NY Paying Less for College, Peterson's Guides, Princeton, NJ

* The Scholarship Book, Daniel J. Cassidy, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

MISCELLANEOUS, STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
Behind the Scenes - An Inside Look at the Selective College Admission Process, Edward B. Wall, Octameron Associates, Alexandria, VA

College Match - A Blueprint for Choosing the Best School for You! Steven R. Antfoff and Marie A. Friedemann, Octameron Associates, Alexandria, VA

How to Grade Your Professors and Other Unexpected Advice, Jacob Neusner, Beacon Press Boston MA

Hunter's Guide to the College, Hunter's Guide, Naples, FL

Looking Beyond the Ivy League - Finding the College That is Right for You, Loren Pope, Viking Penguin, New York, NY

Opening College Doors - How to Make the Admission Process Work for You, Pat Ordolensky and Robert Thornton, USA Today, Harper Perennial, New York, NY




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