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Loren Pope

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July 13, 1910

Died

September 23, 2008

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Loren Brooks Pope was an American writer and independent college placement counselor.

In 1965, Pope, a former education editor of The New York Times, founded the College Placement Bureau, one of the first independent college placement counseling services in the United States.

His first book, "The Right College: How to Get In, Stay In, Get Back In" (Macmillan, 1970), was followed by a nationally syndicated article series, "Twenty Myths That Can Jinx Your College Choice," and his final and best-selling work, "Colleges That Change Lives" (Penguin, 1996). His top 40 schools would, he claimed "do as much as, and perhaps even more than, any name-brand schools to fully educate students and to give them rich, full lives." ...more

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	Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges 3.99 avg rating — 1,082 ratings — published 2000 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Looking Beyond the Ivy League: Finding the College That's Right for You 3.78 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 1990 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools You Should Know About Even If You're Not a Straight-A Student 4.14 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Looking Beyond the Ivy League: Finding the College That's Right for You [LOOKING BEYOND THE IVY LE] by Loren Pope, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Without knowledge, she said, 'You are at the mercy of popular thought.”
― Loren Pope, Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges

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