Whose List Is It, Anyway?

Whose List Is It,Anyway?

NJACAC Annual ConferenceJune 7, 2010 Long Branch, NJ

Shelley Krause

“I want to go to a school

that people have heard of

and that I can be

proud of having gone to.”

“My parents tell me I shouldn’t

worry about the money,

but I’m the oldest of 3 kids…

of course I’m worrying

about the money!”

“I don’t even think

I want to be a doctor,

but I feel like what I want

doesn’t count; med school

is all my parents talk about.”

"I’ve decided to attend

College X because I think

it would better enhance

my personal development

than College Y."

Your Turn

Think of a specific student… & do an energy audit.

• Self-determination

• Peer input

• Adult input

• $$

• What colleges want

• ??

Aligningvalues & beliefs

with

energy

& tools

Tools to supportstudent self-determination

Comprehensive databases:

Collegeboard.com

NCES Navigator

Specialty databases:

AACSB-accredited programs

Div. III programs

Tools to support students who are concerned about $$

Navigator (will soon include projected costs)

http://www.projectonstudentdebt.org

http://www.meritaid.com/

http://www.finaid.org/

College Lists Wiki

http://collegelists.pbworks.com

The “missing” variables

Housing availability

Standardized class size infographics

Average amount of indebtedness

Effectiveness of advisory program

Comprehensive Open House database

Historical waitlist “reality check” info

Post-graduation outcomes

Dream a little dream…What do you use now?

What tool(s) do you wish you had available?

Sites we talked about today:

The College Lists wiki: http://bit.ly/collegewiki

This list of recommended resources: http://bit.ly/searchresources

Comprehensive college search tools list: http://bit.ly/collsearchtools

Thanks for joining me today!

Shelley Krause, krause@rutgersprep.org

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