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Creating Your College List

Creating Your College List. College Discovery. Where to start?.

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Creating Your College List

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  1. Creating Your College List College Discovery

  2. Where to start?

  3. Target by End of Junior Year: 15 – 20 Colleges as Possibilities Target by Beginning of Senior Year: “Magic 8” Range of 6 – 10 - to which you will apply across a range of admission selectivity (selectivity is individual not communal). Use Information from your College Visits, College Advising Meetings, Web Sites, College Search Engines (e.g. collegeboard.com “College Quickfinder”) to Refine your College List

  4. START WITH WHAT YOU KNOW: • SELF-KNOWLEDGE • Who You Are, What You Love • Course/Major Preferences • GPA and Rigor • Test Scores (PLAN/PSAT/ACT/ SAT/SAT Subject Tests)

  5. BUILDING THE COLLEGE LIST WHERE CAN I GET IN? NEED WANT • Internships • Greek Life • Football • Outdoors • 4 year • Architecture • Close to home • Mid-size to Large WHAT I CAN AFFORD?

  6. COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE * 4-year vs. 2-year* Size* Studious, Laid-back, Pressure-Cooker, Party* Public vs. Private* Urban/Suburban/Rural * Liberal Arts vs. Specialized vs. Research vs. Military* Preppy, Athletic,Artsy,“Granola,” Competitive, Friendly, etc.* Admissions Difficulty* Cost/Availability of Financial Aid

  7. Click the “COLLEGES” Tab, then SuperMatch

  8. SUPERMATCH: You Can Save Your Search

  9. Let’s Go Shopping! Start Anywhere!

  10. DIG DEEPER! Click EXPAND under the name

  11. Learn More! Click School Info

  12. What is their Profile? How do Aspen students fare?

  13. Add at least 3 colleges to “Colleges I’m Thinking About”

  14. Double Check by Clicking the Colleges Tab and Click on “Colleges I’m Thinking About”

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