<p>Try Loren Pope’s books, Colleges that Change Lives and Looking Beyond the Ivy League (Not sure about the title of the latter). There is also a Colleges that Change Lives website.</p>
<p>p.s. Mr. Mom 62: Harvard and Brown are both very challenging, with heavy workloads. Harvard does stick with its students when problems arise, which I think is a good thing. The issue of grade inflation at these schools is somewhat dated, I believe.</p>