Dream school : finding the college that's right for you / Jeffrey Selingo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Selingo, Jeffrey, 1973- author.

Contributor:

EBSCOhost

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College costs.

College environment.

College majors.

College choice.

College students.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Edition:

First Scribner hardcover edition.

Other Title:

Finding the college that is right for you

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC, 2025.

Contents:

Author's note

Introduction

Part I: Why your assumptions about elite colleges are all wrong. Great expectations : why you need a backup plan

Swimming in calmer waters : the elite college degree matters less than you think

Part II: Mapping the new admissions landscape. The rise of the out-of-state recruit : what's driving teenagers to cross borders

Value over prestige : skipping the next tier of schools to get a deal

The age of agency : why this is your time to explore

Part III: What to look for in your dream school. On the hunt for a good school : how the information marketplace fed our obsession with admissions

Mentors matter : finding colleges that put teaching first

Finding your people : how belonging shapes your undergraduate experience

The doom loop of college finances : how to make sure a college will continue to have the dollars to invest in you

Better than average : making sure the degree pays off

Conclusion: Dreams

Appendix: The "new" dream schools

a selected list

Hidden values

Breakout regionals

Large leaders

Acknowledgements

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Selingo, Jeffrey J. Dream school.

ISBN:

9781668056226

1668056224

Publisher Number:

90103008925

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.