Don't have time or the resources to attend a college fair? Check out College Week Live September 17, 2009 and November 4-7, 2009.
With hundreds of colleges and universities participating you can watch presentations from college representatives on college admissions and financial aid information. Don't forget to register! Best of all, it's FREE!
Here's what College Week Live is saying about this event:
CollegeWeekLive is the world’s biggest virtual college fair, with hundreds of colleges and universities from around the world exhibiting and tens of thousands of attendees. CollegeWeekLive events revolutionize college admissions, making the process easier and more cost-effective by bringing together students, parents, counselors and colleges online to interact, transcending time and distance. CollegeWeekLive is completely free to attendees.
CollegeWeekLive attendees can watch admissions experts speak on topics such as how to prepare for the SAT, how to write a winning application essay or how to pay for college and have questions answered via live chat. Attendees can also video chat with college students and learn what campus life is really like.
The event features scholarships and special promotions available only to those who attend.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Building a College List
One of the first critical steps in the college application is deciding where to apply. What are you looking for in your colleges? This is a very personalized process. Below are some examples of criteria that may help you decide what types of college area good fit for you:
- Public or Private
- Tuition
- Majors offered on campus
- Location of campus (rural, urban, suburban)
- Size of campus (large = 10k or more, medium = between 5k and 10k, small = 5k or less)
- Size of classrooms
- Student to Teacher ratio
- Demographic of campus
- Housing
- Clubs/Extracurricular Activities
- Collegiate sports or Intramural sports
- Academic Resources
- Research/Internship opportunities
- Financial Aid/Scholarship opportunities
- Religion
- Accessible transportation on/around campus
- Safety
- Liberal Arts or a specific type of training (such as Art school)
- Campus culture (liberal, conservative, traditional, non-conforming, etc)
- Single Sex campuses
- Distance from home (most of you are thinking as far away as possible but what if you want to come home for a weekend? Think about the logistics about getting to/from your respective college - especially if you're in a rural campus on the east coast in the dead of winter...)
- What are my chances of getting in? Be sure to have a balanced list of colleges, meaning some will be a reach, some will be right on target, and some you're confident you'll get an acceptance letter.
- Public or Private
- Tuition
- Majors offered on campus
- Location of campus (rural, urban, suburban)
- Size of campus (large = 10k or more, medium = between 5k and 10k, small = 5k or less)
- Size of classrooms
- Student to Teacher ratio
- Demographic of campus
- Housing
- Clubs/Extracurricular Activities
- Collegiate sports or Intramural sports
- Academic Resources
- Research/Internship opportunities
- Financial Aid/Scholarship opportunities
- Religion
- Accessible transportation on/around campus
- Safety
- Liberal Arts or a specific type of training (such as Art school)
- Campus culture (liberal, conservative, traditional, non-conforming, etc)
- Single Sex campuses
- Distance from home (most of you are thinking as far away as possible but what if you want to come home for a weekend? Think about the logistics about getting to/from your respective college - especially if you're in a rural campus on the east coast in the dead of winter...)
- What are my chances of getting in? Be sure to have a balanced list of colleges, meaning some will be a reach, some will be right on target, and some you're confident you'll get an acceptance letter.
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