Collegeguide.org is a one-stop site for information on choosing the right college, surviving and thriving at the college of your choice, and guidance and assistance beyond the undergraduate experience. Designed for students, parents, guidance counselors, and anyone interested in the state of higher education in America today, this site is sponsored by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI), a non-profit, non-partisan educational think tank founded in 1953. Collegeguide.org furthers ISI's mission to uphold the integrity of the liberal arts as taught in our colleges and universities. It holds that a broad liberal arts education best equips one for life, regardless of one's career choices. From choosing a school to thriving once on campus and beyond, collegeguide.org offers a vast array of resources you won't find anywhere else.

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CHOOSE the Right College
Read sample entries from ISI's guide, Choosing the Right College: The Whole Truth about America's 110 Top Schools. Hundreds of professors and students were interviewed to bring you the most accurate, independent, and up-to-date picture available of the intellectual, political, and social situation at the best schools in America. Unlike other college guides that simply pass along the administration's vision of their institution, Choosing the Right College takes a hard, frank look at today's college campuses. It exposes both the bad and the good—including the finest professors at each school.

SURVIVE the College Experience
Survive and thrive at the right college with ISI's Student Self-Reliance Project, featured here. Access the complete texts from ISI's new series of study guides to the major disciplines. The learning tools found here equip students with the knowledge and insights they need to face the challenges of the modern university. Nationally-known scholars offer wisdom acquired during a lifetime in the classroom so that anyone attending college will be able to discern curricular gold from brass. Get advice on what courses every student should take, what books matter in college and in life, and how students can thrive in their field of study.

INTERCOLLEGIATE Studies Institute (ISI)
You can learn more about ISI's extensive educational programming and publications by visiting our main web site at www.isi.org.