1. Use this college search engine and search for colleges that offer majors related to your careers. ONLY COMPLETE THE TYPE OF SCHOOL, COLLEGE, & MAJORS then click SUBMIT AND CONTINUE until you get to the results.
College Board's College Search
List six (6) colleges that offer the majors (for the careers) you are interested in.
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2. Go to the the College Board College Side-by-Side Comparison Work Sheet and compare the six (6) colleges you have listed.
Note: This means you will do 2 comparisons with 3 different colleges each time. PRINT BOTH COMPARISONS OUT. Then write 1-6 on the colleges so you know which is college 1, college 2, etc.
College Side-by-Side Comparison Work Sheet
What "type" of school are each of your selections? (Example: Public, Private,...)
College 1: _______________________________________________College 2: _______________________________________________
College 3: _______________________________________________
College 4: _______________________________________________
College 5: _______________________________________________
College 6: _______________________________________________
Which school has the lowest cost? ______________________________________________________________________
What is the percentage accepted by each school?
School 1: ______% School 2: ______% School 3: ______%
School 4: ______% School 5: ______% School 6: ______%
3. Go to the National College Fair site and find a fair near you. (San Antonio or Austin)
When is the date and site of the next National College Fair near you (San Antonio or Austin)?
Date: ______________________________ Location: ______________________________
Are any of your selected colleges going to attend? YES NO
If so, which one(s): ______________________________________________________________________________________
4. Use the College Guide Wizard to find each school. You will need to look back at their location to find them on this site. Go to each of your selected college's homepages and thoroughly explore their websites.
What is the website for each of your schools?
College 1: _______________________________________________College 2: _______________________________________________
College 3: _______________________________________________
College 4: _______________________________________________
College 5: _______________________________________________
College 6: _______________________________________________
5. Take a virtual tour of each campus. What one (1) thing interests you the most about each?
(Note: It is probably easier to answer all the questions below for each campus before going to the next. That means, answer all the questions for college 1. Then go to all the ones for college 2.)
College 1: _______________________________________________College 2: _______________________________________________
College 3: _______________________________________________
College 4: _______________________________________________
College 5: _______________________________________________
College 6: _______________________________________________
What is each school's mascot?
College 1: _______________________________________________College 2: _______________________________________________
College 3: _______________________________________________
College 4: _______________________________________________
College 5: _______________________________________________
College 6: _______________________________________________
Print a college application for two (2) different schools from your list. Compare the applications. Are there any BIG differences? What are they?
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