College Planning Resources

Guide to Visiting Colleges in/near Northern California from San Francisco

Researching Careers/Majors

Road Trip Nation Career Finder

Bureau of Labor Statistics Career Exploration

Researching Colleges

For those looking for help starting their college lists, we recommend checking out the College Board’s Big Future website, and of course reviewing all the admissions data on the actual websites of the schools you are considering. 

College Board/Big Future

Other good websites: O’s List Petersons

Attend Virtual College Fairs: https://www.nacacfairs.org/

See videos of college tours: www.youniversitytv.com www.campustours.com

College Search Websites:

• https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search 

• https://www.collegegreenlight.com/page/fit/fitSearch.jsp

Advice on Choosing a College

• https://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-college

• https://www.educationcorner.com/factors-choosing-a-college.html

• http://www.collegequest.com/things-to-consider-when-choosing-a-college.aspx

• https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/slideshows/10-steps-to-picking-the-right-school?itm_source=parsely-api&slide=2

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristenmoon/2019/10/03/the-strategy-behind-building-your-college-lists/#3dd3fbf5c779

Keeping Track of your College list:

• https://pages.collegeboard.org/pdf/how-build-college-list.pdf 

• My College Planning Tracker - Make A Copy

• https://www.oszlist.com/ 

  Standardized Tests

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