Researching Colleges

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COLLEGE RESEARCH

• Personal criteria• College Searches• Guides & General Publications• Direct Inquiry• Recently Graduated Alumni• Current Students • College Visits

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PERSONNAL CRITERIA

• QUESTIONS• Vacations• Planned trips• Local visits

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Objective College Searches (URL/Web Addresses)

• http://www.collegeboard.com• http://www.petersons.com/college-search.aspx • http://actstudent.org/collegesearch/• http://www.collegeview.com/index.jsp• Http://www.collegedata.com/• http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/

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CollegeBoard.Com

• Navigating MatchMaker

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Subjective College Searches(URL/Web Addresses)

• http://www.review.com• http://www.collegeprowler.com

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IB Recognition Policy Summaries

• http://www.ibo.org/diploma/recognition/recognitionpolicy/

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Objective Guides

• College Board’s College Handbook• Peterson’s Four College Guide• Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges• THE Common Data Set:

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/76444-links-common-data-sets-posted-colleges-14.html

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Subjective Guides

• The Fiske Guide to Colleges by Edward B. Fiske• The Best 376 Colleges by The Princeton

Review • The College Finder by Steve Antonoff• Colleges That Change Lives by Loren Pope• Choosing the Right College: The ISI Guide• Recommendations on the Colleges by fred

Ruggs• The Insider’s Guide to Colleges by the staff of

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DIRECT INQUIRY

• Admission Office• Web Site• College Fairs• Information Nights• High school visits• interviews

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COLLEGE VISITS

• ADMISSION OFFICE• TOUR OF CAMPUS• DEPARTMENTS OF INTEREST• CLASSROOM VISIT• PERSONAL SURVEY OF STUDENTS

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CollegeMasters, LLC

• Rusty Haynes, CEO• Direct: 719.576.9487• Cell: 719.232.5305• E-Mail: CollegeMasters@comcast.net

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