Choosing a College or University is the most complex step for the college bound student.
Use the websites listed below to gather important information and narrow your college choices.
- U.S. News College And Career Center
- Need help in picking the right college? Use this search to get up-to-date admission, academic and financial aid information on the 1,400 schools found in the U.S.News college rankings. Overall, this is an excellent college entrance web site. Although it loads slowly, it is well worth your patience. Explore this site thoroughly for helpful information.
- CollegeView
- A free online college search service with profiles of 3,500+ colleges & universities, virtual tours, electronic applications, financial aid info, career planning tools, and more. Search for a college that may match your interests. Search by fields of study, school size, city size, location and more. Search results include a keyfacts info sheet, a link to the college's own web site, and Infozap- a quick way to request more information from selected colleges. Search results returned may take several minutes, so be patient.
- College and University Home Pages
- Your college information search should always include a visit to the official college web site. Use this site to find the web site of most colleges and universities. This list now has over 3000 entries! All schools are currently arranged alphabetically.
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Collegiate Choice Walking Tours
- Students can order an unedited video recording of the actual student guided campus tour offered at over 300 colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, England, Ireland, and Scotland. The videos are not meant to replace an actual college visitation. However, the Walking Tour series allow the college bound student and parent the opportunity to unofficially visit a selected college. Aaced.com recommends using these tapes, along with other resources, to help narrow the student's college choices.
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CollegePrep-101
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An informative site for students who are new to the college entrance process. CollegePrep-101 is a no-nonsence website with lots of reading involved. After completing this course, you should be better able to make an educated decision as to a college, and have the tools to be successful once you get there.
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Christian College Guide and Collegiate Cafe
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For students and parents interested in finding information about Christian Colleges.
- Campus Tours
- CampusTours links directly to hundreds of online tours developed by colleges and universities throughout the United States.
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The Fiske Guide to Colleges 1999 (15th Ed) by Edward B. Fiske
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