College Search Resources
Establish Criteria
Establish Criteria
Establish Criteria
Use interests, personality, and ideas about the future to determine what is important in a college.
Online Searches
Establish Criteria
Establish Criteria
Ask your high school counselor what online search tools you can use.
Trust the process
Establish Criteria
Make a list, consider these:
The journey is just as important as the destination
Make a list, consider these:
The time and effort will pay off
Make a list, consider these:
- Possible Majors
- Distance from home
- Size of the school
- NCAA sports teams
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- And more!
Most common search tools:
The time and effort will pay off
The time and effort will pay off
- College Board
- College Score Card
- SUNY Website
- Naviance, Maia Learning, Scoir (High School Counseling sites)
The time and effort will pay off
The time and effort will pay off
The time and effort will pay off
- Make your list
- Visit colleges that fit your criteria
- Keep a list of questions to ask the tour guides and college reps
- Create a college folder or bin to store information in 1 place
- Talk to family, friends, teachers about your plans
- Ask questions and don't be avoid it, the future is coming....embrace it!