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Joan Bress is Director of College Resource Associates.
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| Making a First List by Joan Bress |
Web sites are the 21st century version of brochures.
They're a good place to start your search, but they are just the beginning.
For more information, check out some of the guides in your local bookstore
for both factual and subjective information. Want to know the average GPA
of accepted students, or what students say about dining opportunities on campus?
Commercial guidebooks are one source of information.
But don't stop there. Be sure to read student newspapers and literary magazines,
either online or during your campus visit.
Google the local newspaper for stories about campus life.
This will help give you a feel for the school.
Want to know what awaits you after graduation?
The alumni magazine will give you a glimpse into the lives of grads.
The views expressed herein are those of their authors alone, and do not necessarily represent the views of Hundreds of Heads or of IECA.
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I STARTED LOOKING ON THE INTERNET and narrowed my search to small to mid-sized schools with journalism majors.
Look at collegeboard.com. It's a very good site.
You can see size, location, personal testaments from current students, majors, cost,
and reputation from reputable sources (ranking, articles, awards, and so on).
-- ADRIENNE LANG
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
CREATE AN E-MAIL ACCOUNT that you will use exclusively for college admissions information,
and make sure you check it often. There are so many free e-mail sites, you have plenty to choose from.
More colleges are connecting with students through the Internet now.
Some schools even notify you of your admission decision via e-mail instead of by letter.
-- LINDA ROADARMEL
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
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You'll no doubt find a ton in your own Googling, but here are a bunch of great ones to bookmark,
from our book How to Survive Getting Into College:
For further tips and Web resources read this article from The Wall Street Journal Online:
online.wsj.com/article/SB120155971626623493.html
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Click creatively. Most college and university Web sites lack a sense of the real student life that goes on there.
One way to catch that flavor is to check out the Web section that's meant for current students,
for a sense of day-to-day campus life.
Feedback
In last week's "advicemail," we addressed the role private counselors
can play in the admissions process. While the emphasis of the piece was
on the fact that counselors cannot gain admission for an otherwise
unworthy applicant, we received the following useful feedback from one
of our readers, a long-time college consultant:
Although, no educational consultant can gain admission for any
candidate, in my professional experience and every year, I (as well as
many of my
colleagues) speak to admission officers and many welcome our comments,
questions and conversation.
Jeannie Borin, M.Ed., President and Founder, College Connections
www.college-connections.com
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