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"For the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different Fully revised since the first edition, Cool Collegescovers the most exciting schools in the U.S. and Canada, with a new chapter on eco schools, an update on tuition-free schools, and the total low-down on the so-called top-ranked schools. ""Worth a look, if you're headed for college or getting ready to apply.""-San Diego Union Tribune Are you hyper-intelligent? Self-directed? A late-bloomer? Or just different? Then you need a great school that will challenge, nurture, inspire, and motivate you-and Cool Colleges has got 'em. It will also give you the scoop on- .What the Ivy league is and what it really wants .Totally free schools, including one where financial need is a requirement for admission .Universities that don't give grades .Schools that don't want your SAT scores .Data on the highest (and lowest) paying majors .The schools that graduate the most millionaires .Men's, women's, and minority-focused colleges .Schools where you can design your own degree program .A college where you can hike and camp your way to a degree .A college that runs its own ranch on an 80-square-mile campus .Science and engineering schools where undergrads get their own labs .The most competitive colleges, including one that rejects 95% of applicants .Campuses where students love to study, even on Saturday nights .Schools that offer programs in computer game studies, comedy, auctioneering, special-effects makeup, and more Plus a link to the Web addresses for every college and university in the United States and Canada. Cool Collegesis the resource for finding your dream school-and gives you the edge you'll need to get accepted."

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Career consultant DONALD ASHER is a featured speaker at more than 100 colleges and universities every year, coast to coast. A columnist for MSN Encarta and contributor to the Wall Street Journal's CareerJournal.com and CollegeJournal.com, he divides his time between Nevada and San Francisco.

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