College Search Websites

There are many college search programs. The programs listed below are the ones that the counselors have found most helpful. They allow the student to indicate (and think about) their criteria for choosing a college. Based on those criteria, they generate a list of possible schools. Such computer-generated lists are only a beginning point. Students then need to evaluate the lists, research some of the schools, visit with their counselor, etc. (One of the most valuable contributions of doing these college search programs is that the questions the programs ask force students to think about which criteria really are important to them.)

• www.collegeboard.com
  Look for “Finding the Right College”
• www.review.com
  Sponsored by Princeton Review. Look under “college”, then “search for a college”
• www.bestcollegepicks.com
  Sponsored by Peterson’s—includes excellent general search but also specific searches for visual and performing arts, culinary, nursing, etc.
  
  
• www.collegenet.com
  Excellent search engine—hotlinks right to the schools that interest you—has on-line applications--customized Internet admissions applications built for over 1500 colleges and universities. When applying to more than one program, you save redundant typing since common data automatically travels from form to form.
• College View
  A free online college search service with profiles of 3,500+ colleges & universities,sites, virtual tours, electronic applications, financial aid info, career planning tools, and more. Find others with similar interests in Coffee Shop.