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College in your future? The College Search Starts Here.
You are beginning to think about college. "But where?" "What do I do first?"From this page you can check out institutions that might interest you. Now, as part of your college search you can take virtual tours of your campuses of interest, and look at satelite pictures from Mapquest and Google. Get a satelite view of Trinity College at Oxford, Google Maps:
Oxford from space, United Kingdom
Learn about entry requirements, locations, costs, campus life, and the academic strengths of each school of interest. Spend some time getting an overview of the options available to you. If you research thoroughly, you will see that there are many schools that fit your requirements, and you will be able to make informed decisions about which schools might be a good fit for you.Make a list of a few things of those schools that interest you, and fit your criteria. As you begin to search, it is important to know what you are looking for, and what your needs are, so you don't get carried away by the hype that surrounds some schools.
Keep up with college news and the latest info about schools that interest you. Sign up for:
Google Alerts about your favorite topic.
Or:
- http://www.Google.com
- On the right side of the page, above the search box, click on the link "News"
- On left side of the "Alerts" page, click "Alerts"
- On the right side, you will see "Create a Google Alert"
- In the "Search Terms box, enter your search terms
- In the box labeled "Type", I suggest choosing "News and Web"
- Select from the "How Often?" list
- Enter your email address
- Click on "Create Alert"
College Search Engines.
But first you might glance at (or at least skim over) the following:
A Check List of Points to Ponder: - Very few top leaders and executives attended prestigious schools.
- Think about who you are and what your needs and interests are before you apply.
- Many schools offer excellent educational opportunities. Getting a good education does not depend on attendance at a designer-label school.
CHOOSING SCHOOLS OF INTEREST - College Check List
- What is your area of academic interest?
- What kind of grades and test scores do you have?
- Is structure important to you?
- Are you planning to pursue athletics in college?
- Do you want to design your own major?
- Does cold weather appeal to you?
- Do you like the desert or does surfing call to you?
- Are you at home in large, urban settings or someplace smaller, more personal?
- Do you lean toward public or private colleges?
- Religious school?
- Have you considered areas of interest and schools that might fit them?
- Would you be better off in a junior college for two years before applying to the schools of your dreams?
- Is social or political activism important to you?
- Do you want to stay close to home or try out another part of the country?
- Do you have medical conditions that might dictate location, climate, distance from home, or require that certain medical facilities be closeby?
- Is security or location an issue on a campus you like?
- Do you find yourself leaning toward cool schools rather than the ones that offer you more academically?
- Are finances a consideration?
- See our pages on:
School RANKINGS: Not the same as a search engine
College Search Engines - all kinds.
- Search for more than 7,000 U.S. institutions of higher learning at the
U.S. Department of Education's HUGE Web site.
Here you can tailor your search criteria with a wide variety of categories, including state, program, intended major, religion, distance from home in miles, and more to help you find schools that fit your needs.
Search all four year schools, career colleges, vocational and technical schools, trade schools, and community colleges. This site contains all colleges and universities in the US and its territories.
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The College Board. Search on specific criteria, requirements, vast amounts of info
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Sites for Minorities
Financial Aid sites and scholarship sites offer help to all students, and you should study these sources, and sign up and register at our recommended sites. In addition however, there are sites that may be of particular interest to minorities. As always, we try to list only the best, and most helpful resources for our Web site viewers. Check out these sites:
blackcollegian.com
Minority Online Information Service (MOLIS)
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
College Virtual Tours
Check out Mapquest and Google for maps and satelite views of your schools of choice
Mapquest provides maps, directions, visuals, and navigational downloads to your cell, Blackberry, and some browsers. Both Google and Mapquest display information about your destination: hotels, gas prices, local businesses and travel and tourist information.
- Mapquest.com
Check out the system requirements and download Google Earth to zoom around in 3-D, but first study your schools from space.
- Google Maps
What do I do first? After that?
How will I pay for it? Find Out on Our Financial Aid Pages
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