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"By far the best college guide in America" - Thomas Sowell"Easily the best of the college guides" - American Spectator"Indispensable" - First Things"An essential reference" - Homeschool Magazine"A godsend" - National Catholic RegisterOver the past decade, Choosing the Right College has established itself as the indispensable resource for students - and parents - who want the unvarnished truth about America's top colleges and universities. It is the most in-depth, independently researched college guide on the market, using on-campus sources to turn up the best - and worst - aspects of nearly 150 schools. Just as important, Choosing the Right College covers the intellectual, political, and social conditions that really matter, including: The integrity and rigor of the curriculum Which courses and professors to take - and which to avoid The prevalence of politics in the classroom and the state of free speech - all highlighted with ISI's unique "traffic light" Living arrangements, safety, and other keys to student life How to get a real education at any schoolBeyond all that, this brand-new edition of Choosing the Right College features a host of innovations, including: "So You're Looking For .
About the Author
John Zmirak received his B.A. from Yale University in 1986, then his M.F.A. in screenwriting and fiction and his Ph.D. in English in 1996 from Louisiana State University. His focus was the English Renaissance, and the novels of Walker Percy. He taught composition at LSU and screenwriting at Tulane University, and written screenplays for and with director Ronald Maxwell (Gods & Generals and Gettysburg) . He was elected alternate delegate to the 1996 Republican Convention, representing Pat Buchanan. He has been Press Secretary to pro-life Louisiana Governor Mike Foster, and a reporter and editor at "Success" magazine and "Investor's Business Daily," among other publications. His essays, poems, and other works have appeared in "First Things," "The Weekly Standard," "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution," "USA Today," "FrontPage Magazine," "The American Conservative," "The South Carolina Review," "The Atlantic," "Modern Age," "The Intercollegiate Review," "The New Republic," "Commonweal," and "The National Catholic Register," among other venues. He has contributed to "American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia" and "The Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought." From 2000-2004 he served as Senior Editor of "Faith & Family Magazine" and a reporter at "The National Catholic Register." He works now as an editor for several publishing companies.
