10 Steps to Help Your Child get Recruited by a Coach

The following is a guest post by Joie Jager-Hyman, college consultant and author of B+ Grades, A+ Applications. Joie was an Assistant Director of Admissions at her alma mater, Dartmouth College, and has a Doctorate in Education Policy. Many students dream of playing sports on the college level but most athletes don’t know how to … Read more

Been There, Done That, Ready to Write the Tuition Check: The Results

Last week Wendy Nelson shared her experience of working with her daughter through the college application process. This week she has graciously agreed to reveal the results of the process. Her daughter’s choice, Valparaiso University, is a 50-50 school with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, among the best for institutional aid, in the top 30 … Read more

Help Me Find a College: North Carolina

Where to Start Looking to Find a College in North Carolina The College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) is sponsored by the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA) and Pathways of North Carolina. The website provides a detailed planning guide for college by grade with relevant links such as links to test prep resources … Read more

DIY College Rankings College Softball Recruiting Resources

This is a guide to the website resources for college softball recruiting. Spreadsheets DIY College Rankings Softball Spreadsheet Spreadsheet with over 1600 four and two-year institutions that have softball programs. College Application Tracking Spreadsheet (free) Spreadsheet to track your college application deadlines. Just sign-up for the up-dates using the box to the left. Posts

College Search Websites: College View

Three directional arrows on a pole, labeled "Good" in green pointing left, "Better" in red pointing right, and "Best" in blue pointing upward—perfect for comparing college search websites.

The College View website is a comprehensive search website along the lines of Big Future and College Data in that it includes more than just the search function. The site includes information on Financial Aid and the Application Process. It also has sections on Campus Life and Careers & Majors. The Student Lounge is basically … Read more

College Search Websites: College Data

Family using College Data to search for colleges

The College Data Your Online College Advisor website has a variety of interesting features besides its College Match service.  Registered users can track college admission results based on test scores and GPA entered by other website users. They can also calculate their chances for admissions at different colleges and estimate net cost.

College Search Websites Reviews: Big Future by the College Board

A young boy in a striped shirt stands in tall grass, looking through binoculars, dreaming of a big future.

(You can see an updated review of Big Future here.) Big Future is the college search website by the College Board. Since the College Board is the source of all things SAT, you would expect it have a pretty good college search function. It is also a member of the Common Data Set consortium which … Read more