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Finding the right school

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Here are a few helpful links to get your college/online/technical school search started.

Whether you're looking for a public, private, community, online, or vocational institution, this website can help you find it. You can also search for a graduate school, and there's even a section for international students:

http://www.petersons.com/

On this site, you can search for schools by region, Greek life, majors, activities, sports, etc. Yes, you can also search for graduate schools. There's also info on tests like the GMAT, SAT, LSAT, etc. You can also find tutors for these ($) here:

http://www.princetonreview.com/schoolsearch.aspx?sch=College

Once you decide on a school, this site gives some pretty good advice on tackling the admissions process. It's geared towards high schoolers, but also has a section for high school graduates:

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/

This is the Common Application. It's a college application used by many schools. There's a search box to determine if the school you're interested in uses the Common App.:

https://www.commonapp.org/Login

A few quick tips on writing a college admission essay:

http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/professors-guide/2010/09/15/10-tips-for-writing-the-college-application-essay
 
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