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Title: Nelson's Complete Guide To Colleges & Universities For Christians by Thomas Nelson Publishing, Thomas Nelson Publishers ISBN: 0-7852-4702-5 Publisher: Nelson Reference Pub. Date: 31 March, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (1 review)
Rating: 3
Summary: Would be useful...
Comment: This book is not poorly written. It has many useful statistics and much useful information, and has helped me greatly in my college search. However, the following problems severely limit the book's usefulness:
1. Major misprints and inaccuracies. For example, the book stated that the average ACT (American College Test) Composite Score of admitted freshman was 27, the average SAT (which the College Board recently announced stands for nothing) combined score of admitted freshman was 1210, and that the average GPA of admitted freshman is 2.0. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that something doesn't add up there. Upon contacting the school in question for further details, the average GPA was indeed significantly higher than stated in the book. This is just one example of many that I have found of significant misprints in average SAT and ACT scores and average GPA of admitted freshman, errors in cost of tuition and room and board,
and many other important statistics. I have even found errors in religious affiliation, which is kind of the point of the book. Many of these errors were very significant, and enough to limit the usefulness of this book.
2. Many colleges - especially smaller colleges - aren't listed. Although this is not surprising considering that it would be impossible to list EVERY college in the country, I have noticed that several colleges and universities were omitted that shouldn't have been omitted.
3. Only "dry" statistics are provided. No information is provided about the school itself.
I would NOT recommend this book as your only or primary college resource, nor would I rely too heavily on the statistics provided in this book. I would, however, recommend it as a "secondary" resource, especially for Christians, as, in spite of its limitations, it still has some amount of usefulness. If you do get this book, make sure that you double-check all the statistics in this book with another source - prefrably the schools themselves - before you make any big decision or rule anything out.
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Title: Christian Colleges & Universities (CHRISTIAN COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES) by Not Applicable (Na ) ISBN: 0768910854 Publisher: Peterson's Pub. Date: 01 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Campus Life Guide to Christian Colleges & Universities by Mark Moring ISBN: 0805490388 Publisher: Broadman & Holman Publishers Pub. Date: 01 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2004 (FISKE GUIDE TO COLLEGES) by Edward B. Fiske ISBN: 1402200609 Publisher: Sourcebooks Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The Best 351 Colleges, 2004 Edition by Robert Franek, Princeton Review ISBN: 0375763376 Publisher: Princeton Review Pub. Date: 19 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: The Unofficial, Unbiased Guide to the 328 Most Interesting Colleges 2004 : A Trent and Seppy Guide by Trent Anderson, Seppy Basili, Eileen Mager, Jessica Shapiro, Eileen W. Mager, Inc Kaplan, Kaplan ISBN: 0743241452 Publisher: Kaplan Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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