THE “COLLEGES I AM THINKING ABOUT” LIST

1. THE “COLLEGES I AM THINKING ABOUT” LIST IN YOUR FAMILY CONNECTIONS ACCOUNT

2. MATCHING YOU TO A COLLEGE • YES! I know that not everyone will choose to go to college after they graduate high school. However, if high school helps you prepare to go to college then you are prepared for whatever you choose to do; go into the work force, military, an internship, etc. and if you change your mind then you have the option to go to college if you would like. • In this task you will take a quiz that will help match you with colleges that meet your criteria. This means you get to choose where you live, the cost, the living arrangements, etc. • Make sure that you answer ALL the questions before you ask to see the results. If one of the questions is not relevant to you then you can leave it blank but really think about what you want and try to answer all of them.

3. UNDER THE “MY PLANNER” TAB • Find the task that says “Add Colleges to My List” and click on it, next click on the link that says “Add 3 Colleges to My List” This should say “required” Click here

4. THE QUIZ Make sure you answer all the questions before seeing your matches Sample questions The quiz is called “College Search”. It is in the links on the left hand side of the page. STOP AND TAKE THE QUIZ NOW!

5. WELCOME BACK! • Now that you have completed the quiz, you can start adding the colleges you like to your “Colleges I’m Thinking About” list. • Log on to your FAMILY CONNECTION account. Click on the ABOUT ME tab. Choose the COLLEGE SEARCH link just like you did to take the quiz. • NO! You do not have to retake the quiz. • Find the View Results link and click on it!

6. 2 WAYS TO ADD COLLEGES TO YOUR LIST You are going to learn how to do both. We will choose one college the first way, one the second way and the third you can do on your own. 2. The second way is by simply picking colleges that you already know you’re interested in and adding them to your list. 1. The first way is to click on a college of your choice, do a little reading about it and then choose to add it to your list or not.

7. READING ABOUT THE COLLEGE BEFORE CHOOSING TO ADD IT TO THE LIST • You will be adding a college to your list today just for practice. So, click on the name of a college you may be interested in. • The black links will bring up information about that college that may help you make a decision. • If you decide you would like to add it to your list, click on the link “ADD TO COLLEGES I’M THINKING ABOUT”. • Go ahead and add a college to your list. Remember, this is just for practice and you can remove it later.

8. NOW, LET’S ADD TO YOUR LIST A DIFFERENT WAY. GO BACK! • This is easy! • 1. Click “More Search Options” up to the right next to the search box. • 2. On the next screen it will look like you have to take the quiz again, YOU DON’T! Just look right in the middle and you will see a link that says “View Matches”. Click on it and your list will pop up.

9. YOU ALREADY HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT SOME COLLEGES • This is really easy! You can do a quick pick! • 1. Click on the PICK link next to the college you already like. • 2. The college will be added to the box up above. You can add as many as you like. • 3. Once you have picked all the colleges you want, click the “Add to Colleges I’m Thinking About” button. • If you want to take the College Search quiz after you have added some colleges to your list then click on the “College Search” link on the left hand side of the page.

10. LOOKING AT THE FINAL LIST • How to look at the final list and what does everything mean!!! • Go to the “ABOUT ME” tab and click on the “COLLEGES I’M THINKING ABOUT” link. This will bring up your list and a lot of other information. • You should have 2 colleges on your list. This information is not important this year. You will use it next year when you apply to colleges. You are just getting started and researching what will be a good fit for you. On this page, you can: +Add more colleges +Remove colleges +Click on colleges to read information about them