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| - | Most guidance practices and public libraries have a collection of "generic" college courses with basic information about individual schools and valuable spiders enabling visitors to q...
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| - | The most essential part of the college selection process could be the initial identification of schools and universities which are most befitting you. Soliciting suggestions from your own school counselor is a great kick off point, but there are lots of other valuable resources you may use.
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| - | Public libraries and many advice offices have a collection of "generic" college guides with basic information regarding individual colleges and valuable indices enabling visitors to quickly find colleges providing specific majors, programs, and/or activities of interest. Additionally, assistance offices and libraries are usually well stocked with college magazines, college viewbooks, and videos. Invest some time reviewing them.
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| - | There is much more, easier to access information on the internet. Among my websites ( for instance, carries a list of schools by state with links to their websites and online applications, their toll free telephone numbers and email addresses, and more than thirty free online fund searches. Other web sites let you search for schools by significant, area, and other criteria.
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| - | There are certainly a number of university courses and magazines which "rank" universities. Always check them out, but do this with a of salt, since many their rankings are considered by knowledgeable educators and or evaluative technique to be suspect.
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| - | Furthermore, there are at the very least a dozen free publications which are shipped directly to students or distributed to guidance offices. While such magazines could be helpful in introducing you to colleges, remember that they're supported by the colleges explained therein, and even those that seem to "articles" about colleges are generally, in reality, ads prepared by the colleges or businesses compensated by them.
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| - | When you take the SAT or ACT - and I would recommend as a high school junior you take them both - you will be asked questions about your high school grades and academic interests. If you indicate your willingness to allow the testing organization to release your name and address to colleges enthusiastic about students along with your report, you'll probably get a whole lot of mail from colleges. While there are number guarantees, especially from the absolute most highly select colleges, your likelihood of being admitted to contact is initiated by the colleges which with you tend to range from good to excellent. Students who review only the info sent to them by universities with which they're already familiar miss a fantastic potential possibility to learn about companies which can be a great "fit" for them.
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| - | Likewise, if counselors are met only with college admissions by you (at your high school and at college fairs) from colleges and universities already on your list, you may miss out on some good colleges.
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