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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819589703321

Autore

Getz Malcolm

Titolo

Investing in college : a guide for the perplexed / / Malcolm Getz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, c2007

ISBN

0-674-03755-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p. ) : ill

Disciplina

378.1980973

Soggetti

College choice - United States

Universities and colleges - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 2007.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [252]-276) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Financial Returns -- 3. Career Opportunities -- 4. College Rank -- 5. The Learning Environment -- 6. Sticker Shock -- 7. Payment Options -- 8. The Admission Game -- 9. The Choice -- Tables -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

College education is one of the most important investments a family will make, but between the viewbooks, websites, insider gossip, and magazine rankings, students and their worried parents face a dizzying array of options. This guide will help students decide the best options for them.