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Title: The Los Angeles Guide to Private Schools by Victoria Goldman ISBN: 1-56947-113-4 Publisher: Soho Press, Inc. Pub. Date: April, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (7 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A good effort, but lacking in some areas
Comment: To be fair, accurately covering every private school in Los Angeles is a tall order, since they change drastically year by year, and sometimes month to month, depending on the students, shifting faculty, and erratic funds. But, that said, Ms. Goldman's guide was disappointing in its clear bias toward the well-known, prestigious L.A. school like Harvard/Westlake, Curtis, Marlboro, Loyola, etc. I must say that the smaller, alternative schools don't get much of a fair shake in this edition. I'm a grandparent, raising a teenage granddaughter with many problems (which we needn't go into here), and, smart and lovely and talented as she is, she just isn't going to get into Harvard-Westlake at the moment. Nor do I make enough money to send her to Campbell Hall. This is a good book if you happen to be a Spielberg, and your kid is a straight A student; but it's limited on information for those of us looking for feasible alternatives. Plus, I need to know REAL issues: what's the social situation at some of these places? What kind of substances are floating around? How much smoke is in the bathroom? I may be asking a lot, but the truth of the matter is, academics, faculty-to-student ratio, and course offerings are just a small part of school. We need somebody to give us the real scoop.
Rating: 2
Summary: Limited View of LA schools
Comment: This book lists many of the well known private schools in the LA area, however it omits many others. Even when describing the schools selected, more information is given about the better known schools. The information in this book is also very out of date. I suggest getting this book from a library.
Rating: 2
Summary: OUTDATED
Comment: This book seemed great at first but the more involved i got in my search for the right school the more i realized how outdated and limited it is. Many phone numbers and alot of the information is old and it barely scratches the surface of all the schools out there.
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Title: The Los Angeles Private School Guide 2003 Edition by Fiona Whitney ISBN: 0971467706 Publisher: Tree House Press Pub. Date: 20 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.00 |
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Title: The Los Angeles Private School Guide 2004 Edition by Fiona Whitney ISBN: 0971467714 Publisher: Tree House Press Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Newcomer's Handbook for Los Angeles by Joan Wai, Stacey Ravel Abarbanel ISBN: 0912301430 Publisher: First Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Peterson's Game Plan for Getting into Private School (Game Plan for Getting into Private School, 1st Ed) by Lila Lohr, Peterson's ISBN: 0768903874 Publisher: Petersons Guides Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Relocating to Los Angeles and Orange County : Everything You Need to Know Before You Move and After You Get There! by David Seidman ISBN: 0761525661 Publisher: Prima Lifestyles Pub. Date: 27 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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