Unit 5: SUMMARY

College Search

Learn to exercise your power of choice! Complete the Key College Criteria survey and have your parents complete the Parent Survey. Discuss the results. The key college Criteria Worksheet is a tool that can help narrow the list of thousands of accredited four-year colleges in the U.S. to a list of colleges that reflect the most important criteria in your future college home.

Once you have completed the survey, develop a list of key criteria – listing them on the worksheet that follows the survey. After creating a list, prioritize the criteria and fill in that information across the matrix from highest priority to lowest. It is important to develop a list of schools with various degrees of selectivity.

Here are some additional resources to help further evaluate your college priorities:

• Colleges That Change Lives, by Loren Pope
• The Fiske Guide to Colleges, by Edward B. Fiske
• College Finder, by Dr. Steven Antonoff

Unit Objectives:

1. Download and review the College Search fact sheet.
2. Download and go over with your parents the Parent Survey.
3. Download and complete the Key College Criteria worksheet.
4. Download and complete the College Matrix worksheet.
5. Download and complete the College Website Scavenger Hunt, College Fair Checklist, and College Visit Checklist worksheets.