8/3/12

SLU Included In 2013 Edition Of 'Fiske Guide To Colleges'

CANTON - St. Lawrence University has been included in the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2013, which selects only 300 of the more than 2,200 four-year colleges in the United States, Canada and Great Britain to profile. The book provides a snapshot of each school's "personality," based on a broad range of subjects, including student body, academics, social life, financial aid, campus setting, housing, food and extracurricular activities.

The University's curriculum, Fiske says, places "a premium on small classes and team teaching" and "the academic climate demands students pay attention and keep up with coursework." The chapter concludes by stating St. Lawrence "is a school on the rise, especially for those wanting to get back to nature."

St. Lawrence students, the publication states, "place equal value on their experiences inside and outside the classroom." Also, "A flood of new facilities has helped to make the campus almost as breathtaking as the natural beauty that surrounds it."

The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2013 is available at bookstores and online, as well as via an iPad app on iTunes and a web app on CollegeCountdown.com.

Author Edward B. Fiske served for 17 years as education editor of the New York Times, during which time he realized that college-bound students and their families needed better information on which to base their educational choices. He wrote the bestselling annual guide to help them.