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Cass and Birnbaum's Guide to American Colleges
Julia Cass-Liepmann · 1996
40/100
👎 Skip It
This college guide had real value once — 1,500+ schools profiled with both hard stats and honest campus-life commentary — but it's a 1996 edition, meaning every admissions figure and cost number is now useless for actual college shopping. A relic of a once-solid reference series.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety85
Substance / usefulness45
Craft & writing50
Originality50
Evidence & accuracy20
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit65
Human-eye read35
Penny’s verdict40
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