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Finding the Right College For You

American Universities
As home pages are found for American Universities granting bachelor or advanced degrees, they are added here, one page per university. Updated frequently.

Choosing the right mix from more than 3,000 colleges
Where you get your undergraduate education will influence your career opportunities, your friendships, where you might live and work, even whom you choose to marry. "It's probably one of the most important decisions a person makes."

College Athletes
A free tool for students looking to combine athletics with academics at a Divsion III (D3) college.

College Fair Calendar
Extensive list of college fairs being held Fall and Spring each year, sponsored by the National Association of College Admissions Counseling (NACAC).

College Fairs for the Performing and Visual Arts
Updated each summer, this extensive calendar lists specialized college fairs being held in September & October of each year, and sponsored by the National Association of College Admissions Counseling (NACAC).

College Tours
Virtual college tours online, each week featuring a couple of different colleges, or you can pick from a huge database: the links take you through the highlights.

Colleges of Distinction
Some of these schools are well known to the general public, and some are not. But every one has been honored for the excellence of its programs, and is highly recommended by those in the know about college education.

Colleges That Change Lives
Based on the book by Loren Pope and filled with information, first hand experiences and dynamic graphics, this website offers a unique perspective on these forty remarkable liberal arts colleges.

Collegiate Choice Walking Tours Videos
Simple, non-promotional videos of actual student guided campus tours offered at over 330 colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, England, Ireland, and Scotland.

An Early Dip into College Life
Joanne Yeck's daughter samples college life during special summer programs for high school students. By Joanne Yeck, HEM M/A 05.

Getting Ready for College: Advising High School Students with Learning Disabilities
Students with learning disabilities can, and do have successful undergraduate experiences. High school students with learning disabilities who are considering going to college should be encouraged to pursue this goal.

Junior Colleges Try Niche as Path to Top Universities
No sweeter words could be heard by the many deans, professors and presidents who are busily reshaping the nation's community colleges, eager to entice the best and brightest with promises of huge savings and easy transfer into a premier university after two short years.

Private & Homeschool Friendly Colleges & Universities
Every high school student should be in contact with at least three colleges. Don't miss this opportunity, contact two or three today!

Putting College Rankings in Their Place
The Kasemans explore the option of college, discussing current trends in higher education, and explain how the realities of college are not as rosy as popular culture portrays them. By Larry & Susan Kaseman, HEM J/F 06.

Quantifying Quality: What Can the U.S. News and World Report Rankings Tell us About the Quality of Higher Education?
A study critiques the shifting methods used to create these rankings. If a college is right for you, then ignore the rankings report.

SchoolsintheUSA.com
A free career and college prep resource which allows students to explore career paths and find the right college for them.

US NEws.com - America's Best Collegs
US News & World Report helps you find that "just right" fit with a unique search engine: you enter what you want, it lists colleges that have it.

Find Hidden College Financing Deals Now at 25% Off
Best College Deals is a college search tool that helps you uncover little known bargains at 1,000s of different schools


Cool Colleges
For the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different
by Asher, Donald
Finding an unconventional college that reflects your unique sense of style and adventure-that's impossible. Or is it? This unprecedented guide to the "coolest" colleges profiles forty of the most innovative and unusual schools in the country. 2000 Paperback
 

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