Finding the right college is a daunting task. Use these tools to help you.
You should base your college search off of the following factors:
1) Availability of what you want to study
2) Your fit with their admissions requirements
3) Location
4) Campus Culture
5) Affordability.
Advice:
Apply to a variety of schools even if you're sure of what you want. Things change throughout your senior year and where you want to go to college in September may not be the best place for your in May. Be flexible and open-minded, but also know what your hard limits are.
The following pages are some of my favorites that allow you to search for college:
1) Availability of what you want to study
2) Your fit with their admissions requirements
3) Location
4) Campus Culture
5) Affordability.
Advice:
Apply to a variety of schools even if you're sure of what you want. Things change throughout your senior year and where you want to go to college in September may not be the best place for your in May. Be flexible and open-minded, but also know what your hard limits are.
The following pages are some of my favorites that allow you to search for college:
- The College Board: the most powerful and comprehensive search engine for colleges out there
- College Results Online: this search engine allows you to see graduation rates broken down by gender and race
- Cappex and Zinch: these sites are very similar and operate as social networking sites; also have high quality scholarship searches