Is it a good fit for me???
"It's not just the college you can get into... it's the college you can get out
of..."
The Career Center has many resouces for investigating
continuing education opportunities. We maintain
catalogs, comparative/ranking information, college
videos, academic, military and ROTC information.
Much of this is also available online. Remember
that a good first step is to begin with a student's
interest and appitude evaluation with an eye
toward career plans. See our Career
Investigation pagefor
help with this.
To see recent College Acceptance Statistics for HHS Students, click Here.
A next key step in the selection processs is
the college visit:
Try to visit colleges when the
campus is in full session. Spring break and
long weekends can be a good time to visit.
Whenever you visit, fill out a form or sign
a visitor list as this can be an advantage
in the application process.
Attend sports events, sit in
on classes, eat in the dining halls, talk to
admissions officers and get a taste of the
college atmosphere. Be sure it is a good match
for the student.
Upcoming Area Open Houses/Info
Sessions are listed in the GUIDANCE
CALENDAR
Some General Sources for getting
started with the selection process are:
College View -
One of the most detailed search engines on
the Net with wide-ranging criteria that include
diversity, field of study, religious affiliation,
athletics, and services for the disabled.
The
Education Trust - a relatively new
site from this nonprofit organization compares
graduation rates of similar institutions.
Information is drawn from the U.S. Department
of Education's Graduation Rate Survey.
College
Home Page Listing - a list
of U.S. college and university home pages
with links to international schools.
The Princeton Review -
Comparative info on a wide variety of variables
including location, academics, sports, student
life, and housing.
College Net - Info
on colleges, scholarship opportunities and
academic resources. Comprehensive index with
great graphics and interesting resources.
My College Guide -
Broad info and allows students to create
a profile of themselves to send to colleges,
ask questions of admissions expert, and get
informaiton about paying for college.
Association of Medical Colleges -
provides a list of post-secondary institutions
offering combined college and M.D. programs.
*This web page contains links to one or
more pages that are outside the FCPS network. FCPS/HHS
does not control the content or relevancy of these pages.
