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The Best Value Colleges, 13th Edition: 75 Schools That Give You the Most for Your Money + 125 Additional School Profiles Online (2020) (College Admissions Guides) 13th Edition

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Now in a new, more user-friendly package, this 13th edition of The Princeton Review's THE BEST VALUE COLLEGES provides readers with the guidance they need to make smart choices about how they spend their tuition dollars!

College is a major financial investment ...and one that too many students enter into blindly. The Princeton Review eases that uncertainty with this guide to colleges and universities where students get the best return on their tuition investment.

These 75 schools—plus an expanded list with 125 more online—offer generous financial aid, excellent academics, and valuable career-building experiences for a successful post-college outcome.

THE BEST VALUE COLLEGES INCLUDES:
• Profiles of our 75 top-value picks—schools that offer fantastic value, chosen based on 40+ data points, including academics, cost of attendance, financial aid, and post-grad salary figures
• Online access to the full profiles for an additional 125 high value schools 
• Lists covering schools with the Best Alumni Network, Best Career Placement, Top Financial Aid, and more
• Starting and mid-career salary information for graduates of each school
• Percentages of alumni who report having "meaningful jobs," and who majored in science/technology/engineering/math (STEM) fields
• And much more!
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The experts at The Princeton Review have been helping students, parents, and educators achieve the best results at every stage of the education process since 1981. The Princeton Review has helped millions succeed on standardized tests, and also provides expert advice and instruction to help parents, teachers, students, and schools navigate the complexities of school admissions. They offer classroom courses in 41 states and 21 countries, online and school-based courses, and one-to-one and small group tutoring.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Princeton Review; 13th edition (February 4, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 052556926X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0525569268
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.69 x 8.17 inches
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Rob Franek, Editor-in-Chief at The Princeton Review, is a nationally sourced expert on colleges and higher education. Over his 27-year career, he has been a college admissions counselor, publisher, editor, author, and lecturer. He presents in person and online across the globe annually to tens of thousands of students, parents and counselors; counting those opportunities among his most rewarding professional experiences.

Rob is author of several books, including: College Admissions During COVID (October 2020), The Best 386 Colleges (August 2020), and The Best Value Colleges (February 2020). Rob appears regularly as an educational expert of on NBC’s TODAY, CNBC, CNN, NPR, PBS and other news outlets,

Prior to joining The Princeton Review in 1999, Rob worked in college admissions at Wagner College in New York City. He earned his B.A. in Political Science and History at Drew University (NJ), and serves on the university's Board of Trustees. Rob lives in Manhattan where he occasionally conducts historical walking tours of New York City for Sweet City Tours, a company he founded. Follow him of for weekly segments on The Princeton Review's YouTube channel. Rob tweets from @RobFranek.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great souce for parents starting their search
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Love the information, wish there was a second chapter as well on "almost made my list" colleges as well
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2.0 out of 5 stars Waste of money if you have any other college guides
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Essentially this is a guide to the 75 or so most competitive colleges and universities in the country. The two primary criteria that factor into whether a school makes it into this book are availability of non-loan financial aid, and starting salaries of recent graduates.

The most prestigious and competitive schools all have large enough endowments that they can fund students from lower income families based solely on need-based grants. The graduates of those same schools are also more in demand to work for more prestigious and lucrative employers, so they will be better off financially upon graduation. That’s the gist of what this book contains with regard to its purported main purpose.

But what if a student comes from a non-wealthy, middle class family that has a combination of income and savings/assets that take the family just out of the scope of a need-based situation? How helpful is this book for such middle classes families? Not useful at all from what I could tell. I’ll concede I did not read every single word; if anyone disagrees and can provide specific examples of where I’m wrong, please write a review and include that information with specific reference to page numbers where the book contains that information.

So that is the book in its essence. Prestigious, competitive colleges, have enough money to give poor students grants instead of loans, and you’ll be better off financially graduating from such a school because you’ll likely be earning more money than if you went to a less prestigious school. And here’s a bit of additional advice: if you have sufficient academic, athletic, or artistic talent, you can get a full or partial academic, athletic, or artistic scholarship to a school that may not be as competitive and prestigious. Otherwise, this book is essentially a college guide to the cream-of-the-crop schools, and does not fulfill its claimed purpose. Not recommended.
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