How to do a College Search on the Internet? Presented by Class of 2009 Counselors: Carol Frascella, Debbie Hul, Ann Lloyd, Dana Tsivikis, Shannon Burnosky, College & Career Counselor Linda Escobedo, Class of 2008 Counselor & Janet Comerford, Business Education Department/ECCO Class How helpful is the Internet? z The Internet can be excellent to initiate your first college search z Quick & Easy z Many websites offer a one stop shop for information on numerous colleges z Resource specific for your use at HCRHS is TCCI (Naviance) z Complete applications z Scholarships z Financial Aid & much more Our goal tonight… z Learn how complete a college search • • • TCCI- Naviance College Board Yahoo z Learn to navigate a college search to capture the most schools that fall within your criteria z Learn to create a college list! z Learn the difference between z Category I (reach school) z Category II (match school) z Category III (probable school) • (refer to category hand out) z Provide web resources for college searching and more! What is Naviance TCCI? z Hunterdon Central Regional High School is fortunate to have a specific web-based resource called Naviance (TCCI). Information stored includes: {PSAT, SAT/ACT scores {Students up-to-date GPA {Create a profile, resume {Compare using scattergrams {College lists {Explore careers zGo to HCRHS homepage zClick “students” zLower left of the page click “TCCI” zHere is TCCI’s homepage: Registration Code z Type in the registration code given to you where it says “new user” and click “register” z Follow the steps to create your own username/password. Naviance zWelcome….let’s get started zGo to “college search” under “About College” There are 8 criteria subjects that you will use to complete this search. Please refer to Hypothetical Search TCCI handout #1 at this time and complete the search. Once you have completed the search your results should look something like this: -25 colleges -Criteria noted top right -More selective; less choices Let’s take a closer look: -Select a college from list -Compare your child’s average with past HCRHS applicants Notes: zAdd colleges of interest to “add to list” zView “my colleges” for list zAverages specific to classes of 2005-2007 are not the colleges averages; represents average of HCRHS accepted students Points of Interest z How competitive? How do you compare to past HCRHS applicants? { “Reach” averages are above (red) { “Match” averages are same/lower (green) z Links you directly to the college’s website z Gray buttons that are labeled general info, admissions, etc. will not open here due to firewalls—but try it at home!! z Scattergrams! Please click on GRAPH! Conclusion- Naviance zRefer to the handout entitled “More about Naviance-TCCI” z On to College Board…. What is College Board? zRecognizable name: PSAT, SAT, AP zNonprofit educational association of colleges, universities, educational systems, and other educational institutions. zLet’s take a look at the website Go to www.collegeboard.com Then click on “For Students” Under “Find a College” select “College Search” Under “College Match Maker” click on start, please refer to Hypothetical Search College Board handout #2 and complete the search Here are the results: College Board Features zAm I on track? zHow do I stack up? zSee profile zAdd to list (must be signed in) zCompare zFind similar zSave search College Board z Valuable search in addition to Naviance or in place of it z Remember Naviance allows you to see the past HCRHS applicants averages giving you a good idea of where your child falls within that school (reach, match). z College Board does not have scattergrams either! z You can build a college list just like Naviance. Almost done… zYou just learned another way to complete a college search! On to our last search engine… What is Yahoo? zMost of us know Yahoo has a search engine just like Google, type in a word and a million websites appear. zYou may not know that a website called Yahoo Education exists; the link is http://education.yahoo.com/ zPlease go to this website Homepage of Yahoo! Education Yahoo! Education zClick on the College & Graduate School button Yahoo! Education zThen click on College Search zPlease refer to Hypothetical Search Yahoo! Education handout #3 Results of search Now select a school Yahoo! Education Features zCosts zFinancial Aid zFreshman profile zThat’s it! Differences in Yahoo! Education zWhat do you notice between this search and Naviance or College Board? zBut how good of search is it… {Left out criteria that may be important {Choosing a major or any kind of affiliation. {Quick list short amount of time {Get a good idea of how competitive the school is because we plugged a GPA in. Yahoo! vs. Collegeboard zLike College Board this does not have any of your child’s GPA or standardized test information, but it may be a great first college search if you are pressed for time and just want to get a list together! zYou have the knowledge to conduct a college search from 3 different internet based search engines!! Get searching!! We love the Internet! Offers many search options Junior Year is exploration time Research colleges with your son/daughter Choose a college right for you!! Questions??