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1. Conducting An Effective College Search Where to start, how to search, and tying it all together!
2. If you don’t know where you’re going………… …you’ll probably end up somewhere else!
Dr. Laurence J. Peter
5. Naviance Search Tools College Match
College Search
College Compare
Scattergrams
6. Develop Your Criteria Major?
Location?
Cost?
Sports?
Spirit?
Name/Prestige?
Campus Culture?
7. Visit! Visit! Visit! No substitute for being on a campus
Long weekends, school vacations, we excuse five absences for college visits!
Demonstrates your interest
During school is best, but weekends/vacation times still beneficial
Start locally (Rutgers, MSU, Kean, Drew, FDU)
Consider visiting during planned travels
8. Complement Visits with Print Resources Rugg’s Recommendations to search by major
Fiske Guide for comprehensive overview
Insider’s Guide for student perspectives
Colleges That Change Lives
Loren Pope
The Gatekeepers
Jacques Steinberg
9. If you can’t get to the school….bring the school to you! Check the college’s website for photo and virtual tours
Ecampustours.com
Youniversitytv.com
Youtube (search for Syracuse Admissions, for example)
theU.com
10. Always Come Back To Naviance! To organize the “colleges I’m thinking about”
To gauge your chances of being accepted
To communicate with admissions counselors
To find “overlaps”
To track application options
11. Rely On Us! We have vast experience
We visit dozens of schools each year
We host dozens of college representatives and keep track of admissions trends and curricular changes
We want to help you through all of this!
12. Remember! Be supportive, but not overbearing!
Offer to help, but don’t develop the list for your child.
Don’t get discouraged, there is a school that’s right for everyone.
“Even the longest journey begins with a single step.”
-Lao Tzu
13. Recommended Links Naviance Family Connection
College Navigator
Ecampustours.com
Youniversitytv.com
The College Board
ACT
14. Suggested Reading
15. Thank You from the MHS Guidance Department! Mrs. Grauer
Mrs. Hanbridge
Mr. Saulnier