College Information
CHOOSING THE BEST COLLEGE FOR YOU
Ask yourself the following questions and be ruthless with the honesty of your
answers.
1. What have you liked, and what have you disliked, about your
educational experiences so far?
2. How do you learn best: by listening to lectures, in small group
discussions, by sitting in front of a computer, by hands-on application?
3. How do you feel about academic work? Do you enjoy it for its
intrinsic value or do you do it because you feel you have to?
4. Do you learn best when you take subjects that you chose or when you
discover new things that have been chosen for you?
5. What kind of person are you, and what kind of person do you want to
be: how intellectual, how creative, how social, how athletic?
6. How much do you care about prestige and bragging rights?
7. Do you need lots of structure or do you thrive with lots of freedom?
8. How important is it to be surrounded by people similar to you or
different from you?
9. What kind of setting do you find most supportive and stimulating:
large or small, urban or rural, near to home or far from home?
10. What kinds of extracurricular opportunities are important to you?
11. How difficult will it be financially for you to attend college?
Sudents and parents can start NOW to plan for the college application
process. Here are some websites that might help:
http://www.GACollege411.org The Georgia Student Finance Commission helps
students plan, apply for and pay for college in the state of Georgia. This
site includes information on colleges, financial aid, the HOPE scholarship,
careers and testing.
http://www.collegeboard.org The College Board website assists students with
studying for and registering for the SAT exams. It also provides test score
information about PSATs, SATs, and AP exams.
http://www.www.act.org The ACT website allows students to register for and
study for the ACT.
http://www.PrincetonReview.com This is an on-line version of the college
guide that has been in publication in book form for year. It provides
information about colleges & universities nation-wide.
http://www.EcampusTours.com This site provides virtual tours & information
of many college campuses. Use this site to narrow down your college search
before planning a focused campus visit.
http://www.collegebasics.com It offers information on colleges, resources,
and scholarships.
http://www.petersons.com This is an on-line version of the Peterson's guide
to colleges & universities.
http://www.hacu.net This is a website for the Hispanic Association of
Colleges and Universities.
http://www.hillel.org This is a website offering extensive resources for
Jewish students.
http://www.collegenet.com This site identifies schools based on criteria
such as location, size, degree programs, etc. and provides links to
individual college websites.
Other college search sites include:
U-Can
College Navigator
College Search
U.S. News
College InSight