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The purpose of this page is to provide you with links to resources available to
you via the Internet or in the Student and Family Resource Center. The links are
not designed to be comprehensive, but are meant to serve as a launching point to
get you started. Helping you in the college application process:
When you are researching information about colleges, keep in mind that you
have many resources at your disposal. You may choose to . . .*
- e-mail students who are currently enrolled in the
college of your interest,
- log into a newsgroup or chat room to discuss topics
(such as choosing a major or finding a private college in New York),
- contact alumni who may be good sources of information
about the college itself and even job opportunities,
- write to faculty who can be especially helpful in
providing you with information about courses you are interested in, and
- e-mail admissions and financial aid personnel who are
important sources of contact.
Questions to ask official school people . . .
- amount and type of financial aid packages available,
- average SAT or ACT scores of students who have been
admitted,
- life in the dorms and campus security,
- how accessible are the professors,
- what percentage of classes are taught by graduate
students instead of professors, and so forth.
Questions to ask students enrolled in the college you're interested in . .
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- are there Christian groups available?
- how easy is it to study in the dorms?
- can you get the classes you want and need?
Look into both official and unofficial college sites to get a broader
perspective of the institution . . .
- official site = the college itself provides the
information and it is intended to present itself as favorably as possible
- unofficial site = other sources (i.e. alumni, faculty,
students, student newspaper group) provide information and opinions about
the institution
(* adapted from he College Board's "Internet Guide for College-Bound
Students" by Kenneth E. Hartman, copyright 1998) |
