“After reading only a few pages of "The Five-Year Party", I immediately started telling people about its important message. This crucial book exposes the consumer mentality now all too prevalent on college campuses...
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An Interview with the Author:
 Q. Why is the cost of college tuition increasing faster than gasoline or health care?

 A. College administrators have learned that they can increase tuition any time they need more money, with no fear that parents will balk at the price. They set tuition rates the way OPEC sets the price of oil. It has nothing to do with costs or demand. It’s the highest price they think they can get away with before customers will walk. ..
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Is Your Child’s College a Party School?

Armed with access to the internet and your college’s view book, you can gather the information you need to help you determine if your child’s college is a party school. Try this brief quiz to help you find the answer.

On what tier is the school rated by U.S. News and World Report?

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Does the college have fraternities and sororities ?

Yes

No

How many photos of students in classrooms are included in the school’s view book?

0-3

3-5

5-10

Over 10

Take a look at the Rate My Professors web page for the college and pick a professor at random or one from you child’s major. Are the comments about educational issues or anti-intellectual rants or personal attacks?

Mostly rants and personal attacks

Mostly educational issues

About the same of each

Go to studentsreview.com and take a look at what current students have to say about the school. The positive reviews are marked with a green square and the negative ones have a red square. Do they think the school is a party school or a serious place to study?

Party school

Place to study

About the same of each

Check the college’s website for the average combined SAT scores for
incoming freshmen. What are they?

800-1000

1000-1050

1050-1100

Over 1100

Search the college’s local newspaper or student newspaper for stories about the college from the past three years. How many of these articles are about crimes, misbehavior or civil disruptions?

5 or more

3 to 4

1-2

0



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