Resident Expert: Tackling the Title Resources Every Counselor Should Know About.

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Resident Expert: Tackling the Title Resources Every Counselor Should Know About

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Resident Expert: Tackling the TitleResources Every Counselor

Should Know About

Types of Information

• College profiles• Academic programs• Deadlines and policies• Financial aid and scholarships• Alumni and current student feedback

Sources of Information

• Websites Search engines Institution web pages

• Books and publications• Professional organizations• Colleagues

Websites: Search Engines• College Board: Big Future

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/

Websites: Search Engines• Naviance

Hobson’s database

Books and Publications• Rugg’s Recommendations on the

Colleges http://www.ruggsrecommendations.com/index.html Delivered as a searchable PDF Generally recognized strong programs in a range of

academic areas:

Business Creative Writing Engineering Musical Theatre Psychology Sports Medicine

Books and Publications• The College Board Book of Majors

• List of every college that offers a particular major

• Explanations of what student will encounter in different areas of study

• Listings of combined bachelor/graduate degree programs

Books and Publications• The College Board College Handbook

• Snapshot of all 2- and 4-year US colleges

• List of colleges by admit rare

• ED/EA table by college

• Colleges that recommend or require subject tests

Books and Publications• The College Finder

by Steven Antonoff• College supportive of

learning or physical disabilities

• Colleges with large/active Greek systems

• Colleges for students with Asperger’s

• Gay-friendly colleges• Honors programs

Books and Publications• The K&W Guide to Colleges for Students

with Learning Differences

• 350 school profiles with targeted information on services, admissions, and support at each school

• Comprehensive lists of supportive services

Books and Publications• Fiske Guide to Colleges

• 2-3 page portrait of each college

• Overlap schools• Colleges that meet full

need• Academic, social, and

quality-of-life ratings• Candid comments from

each school's current students

Books and Publications• The Best 379 Colleges

from The Princeton Review• In-depth school profiles

covering academics, administration, campus life, and financial aid

• Insights on unique college character, social scene, and more

• Candid feedback from 136,000 students

Books and Publications• Colleges That Change Lives

by Loren Pope• www.ctcl.org• Small, supportive

college communities• Profile of each college• Organized into five

geographic regions• New Required

Reading section

Books and Publications• The College Atlas & Planner

from Wintergreen Orchard House

• State by state college locator

• Every 4-year accredited college

• Wall map• 1400 colleges

in the US & Canada

Books and Publications• Professor Pathfinder’s Colleges and

Universities of the United States http://www.hedbergmaps.com/store/catalog/5009

Financial Aid and Scholarships• College InSight

http://college-insight.org/

Financial Aid and Scholarships• Fastweb

http://www.fastweb.com/

Financial Aid and Scholarships• Federal Student Aid

https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/

Financial Aid and Scholarships• Sallie Mae Scholarship Searchhttps://www.salliemae.com/plan-for-college/scholarships/scholarship-search/

Professional Organizations and Resources

• TACAC - http://www.tacac.org/ • NACAC - http://www.nacacnet.org/ • ACCIS - http://www.accisnet.org/ • Chronicle of Higher Education -

http://chronicle.com/section/Home/5 • www.hscounselorweek.com

What Your Families are Using• College Prowler - Niche:

https://colleges.niche.com/ Reviews written by college students

• College Confidential: http://www.collegeconfidential.com/ Online discussion forum

• YouTube• Wikipedia• Others?