College Search

Some of the free resources Tish utilizes in initiating a search are highlighted here. Use this list of Notable Colleges to jump directly to the websites of several dozen colleges.

Accurate stats on how many students applied and are accepted to transfer to each school and program at UCLA, updated annually by UCLA.

29 Great Colleges for B Students and How to Get In: Generally, the better your grades, the more college options you'll have. However, some students are under the false impression that you need to get straight A's to get into a wonderful college. Students stress and worry that a few B's will sentence them to an inferior university.
Fortunately, you don't have to worry that getting B's will prevent you from going to a good school. There are a number of excellent colleges that admit B students.

Where are your chances of admission highest among the best public universities?

On her DIY blog, Michelle Kretzschmar emphasizes colleges that accept at least 50% of applicants and graduate at least 50% in four years at a private college or five years at a public university or an engineering program. But in this list she looks at more selective colleges, but still from the perspective of net cost to the student.

Consider an education abroad: Top Places for American Students to get a Bachelor’s Degree Overseas.

Two IECA members, Jeff Levy and Jennie Kent, annually compile and update stats on Early Decision (binding) and Early Action admission programs, which they share with colleagues. The chart reveals whether an admissions advantage is conveyed to students ready to commit to having their applications reviewed before regular cycle deadlines.

Schools often refer to this as the “interest quotient,” and admitting students with high scores on this measure can improve a college’s yield rate, and in turn, its ranking.

Malcolm Gladwell demonstrates the flawed methodology of the U.S. News and World Report’s annual listing of the “best” colleges. A college counselor explains why relying on these rankings can send a college search wildly off-track.

An important message for high school students who are worried sick about their SAT or ACT scores: The classes you take and the grades you earn are far more important to us than your test scores.