Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 378.14525 EAN: 9780874477016 ISBN: 0874477018 Label: College Board Manufacturer: College Board Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 600 Publication Date: August 16, 2004 Publisher: College Board Sales Rank: 573313 Studio: College Board
Two years in the making, the College Board Book of Majors is the most comprehensive guide to undergraduate majors. Written for high school students, it describes nearly 200 of the most popular majors in depth: how they is taught at different institutions, what courses students can expect to take, careers they may lead to, and much more. Each of these detailed descriptions was compiled from the contribution of a professor teaching in the field. Indexes show which U.S. colleges and universities offer over 900 majors at every degree level.
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Rating: - Helpful in some ways, but in other ways, not so helpful
The College Board Book of Majors gives a thorough and clear understanding of what each major consist of. That was the only thing I found helpful. This book is bigger than it should be. You have to search and search and search for information by weeding out all the other useless words. That was discouraging to me. There are so many other College Board books so look for them before you leap into this one.
Rating: - New and Improved...and User Freindly
As a high school guidance director in a college-prep HS, I was delighted to see the College Board produce a more thorough and useful guide. It's bulkier than the previous "Index of College Majors" but the typeface and layout are easier to manage. The first part of the book (new), provides in-depth explanations of the majors. This section is clearly and conciely written and gives readers a better understanding of what each major involves and where it will lead. Finally, there's a guidebook that combines ... Read More
- Helpful in some ways, but in other ways, not so helpful
- New and Improved...and User Freindly
