Hidden Ivies: Thirty Colleges of Excellence

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Hidden Ivies: Thirty Colleges of Excellence
Author	Howard Greene and Matthew Greene
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Education
Publisher	New York : Cliff Street Books
Publication date	2000
Media type	paperback
Pages	317 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN	ISBN 0-06-095362-4

Hidden Ivies: Thirty Colleges of Excellence, is a college educational guide published in 2000. It concerns college admissions in the United States. The authors define both the title of this book as well as their goals in writing it on page one in the following manner: "Our mission in writing this book for students and parents is to create greater awareness of the small, distinctive cluster of colleges and universities of excellence that are available to gifted college-bound students." [1] In this book, the authors (using the same criteria often used to evaluate Ivy League schools) discuss thirty American schools that are small in size and are either liberal arts colleges or universities that emulate them.

Five of the schools are located in the Midwestern United States, 15 in the Northeastern United States, six in the Southern United States, four in the Western United States.

[edit] Overview

Hidden Ivies discusses the college admissions process and attempts to evaluate 30 colleges in comparison to Ivy League colleges. The schools are examined based on academics, admissions process, financial aid, and student experiences. The book argues the importance of the liberal art education and goes on to inquire about the qualities of an Ivy League school and how such qualities apply to higher education.

[edit] References

• Howard Greene; Mathew W. Greene (2000). Greenes' Guides to Educational Planning: The Hidden Ivies: Thirty Colleges of Excellence. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-095362-4. 

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Book excerpt
• Powells book review