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Rating:  - Await it every month...
I've been getting this magazine since before I was 17. I was at my grandmother's house for some holiday, and my cousin was flipping through old issues of Seventeen. I decided that I wanted a subscription that day, and I've been getting them since, saving every single issue (or trying!), and loving that I always get at least one piece of mail a month. Now I am 21, and I can't make myself quit my Seventeen. I don't really know why. I just personally love the magazine, and, sure, there are some issues where I don't read as much as I wish I could. But I probably will continue Seventeen for a lot longer. If anything, it is a nice trip down memory lane to look in an old Seventeen (from 1995) and read about old movies, old stars and old clothes. Almost like reading an old yearbook.For any teen wanting a great magazine, I would definately recommend this one. It is fun, helpful and addicting.
Rating:  - Good magazine...but not my favorite.
I just recently started to subscribe to SEVENTEEN (but I've been reading it for years), and I have to say that it's a good magazine. A little too much on the fashion and beauty, but still a good magazine. It's a whole heck of a lot better than the new outlook on the 'TEEN magazine, but not as good as 'TEEN PEOPLE, which is still my favorite teen magazine, even though they feature too much of N Sync and Britney Spears!SEVENTEEN gives a lot of helpful advice on the latest fashion styles, beauty styles, dating types, guy info, sex&body talk, and celebrity info. It also has a lot of real-life articles, and articles about what's going on in the world right at the moment. There are hot guys featured everywhere in this mag...so there's another plus! And yes, there are a lot of ads, but doesn't EVERY magazine have more than a dozen ads featured in every issue? I also, however, could care less for all the prom stuff that they feature in the magazine during prom time, like in their latest March 2002 issue, which I just received today. One of the other downsides of this magazine is that they feature too many perfect-looking models for all the ads and everything. I wish they'd have more normal looking girls to pose in the mag! There are not a lot of issues featuring N Sync with SEVENTEEN, and actually, not many celebrity articles (which I happen to like best in magazines). If you are looking for a good teen magazine, then I suggest either SEVENTEEN or 'TEEN PEOPLE. All in all, SEVENTEEN is great!
Rating: - If you like teen mags, you'll love Seventeen
I've outgrown Seventeen magazine but I still have the subscription going on. As I do not have a penchant for teen mags anymore, I still think Seventeen is one of the best teen mags in terms of content. Yes, there are recycled articles but what magazine does not recycle their questions or articles? There are new readers everyday and they didn't read said article 2-3 years ago. Besides, I see YM do it way more often and in shorter intervals too. The articles seem to aim at a more mature audience. Over the years, I've noticed they continually add new columns. Most are better then some. The magazine has a good mix of fashion, beauty, body info and celeb inquiry while some other teen magazines are more focused to one subject. They have a college related column and many of their articles I found are more serious than other teen magazines. Their articles have dealt with prejudice, racism, homosexuality, sex, world issues and the Taliban's treatment of women (before 911). Out of all the teen magazines I've read, this is still the one I would reccommend to the teen mag reader.
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