<THE BEST 376COLLEGES(2012EDITION)>: What makes The Best 376 Colleges the most popular college guide?

*DIRECT QUOTES FROM STUDENTS that give insight into each school's unique character, classes, financial aid, social scenes, and more.

*ONE-OF-A-KIND RANKING LISTS that reveal the top 20 colleges in 62 categories based on how students rated their school's dorms, professors, food, athletic facilities, and financial aid.

*DETAILED ADMISSIONS INFORMATION that gives tuition, application criteria, deadlines, student to faculty ratios, graduation rates, and the most popular majors.

*BONUS FEATURES like the "100 Best Value Colleges List," plus unique ratings with all 376 schools scored on Financial Aid, Quality of Life, Fire Safety, Green Ratings, and more.

PART 1: INTRODUCTION

 Getting into Selective Colleges: A Guide for High School Students

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

 26 Tips for Getting Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Grants

and for Paying Less for College

 Great Schools for 15 of the Most Popular Undergraduate Majors

 How and Why We Produce This Book

This Year's Edition

The History of This Book

About Our Student Survey for Our "Best Colleges" Books

 How This Book Is Organized

 About Those College Ranking Lists

PART 2: SCHOOL RANKINGS AND LISTS

 Ranking Lists

 Honor Roll Lists

 100 Best Value Colleges List

PART 3: THE BEST 376 COLLEGES

PART 4: INDEXES

 Independent Counseling

 The Princeton Review National College Counselor Advisory Board, 2011

 Index of Schools

 Index of Schools by Location

 Index of Schools by Tuition

About the Authors

School Says