Parents & Counselors
School counselors and parents know college is a life-changing experience. You also know college tuition is getting increasingly expensive. Despite this, it can be hard to get college-bound teens to dedicate adequate time to doing college research.
CampusCompare can be a powerful ally for getting your college-bound students fully engaged in the process of choosing a college. We’re different from other college websites. This site is not about college or university rankings – it’s about finding a college that meets your college-bound teen’s academic, athletic, social and financial aid needs.
College Counselors and parents can use this site as a college resource to help students discover their best-fit college. The site is designed to get college-bound teens engaged in the college-selection process by using FREE, fun, and interactive tools that speak to teens in the medium they embrace: the web.
Counselor Resources:
CampusCompare is pleased to be able to provide these resources to counselors and educators free of charge. These materials are yours to link-to, print, and share with your students and their parents.
1. ADD A LINK TO YOUR WEBSITE: Make CampusCompare available to your students. CampusCompare works hand-in-hand with your current college search tools. Our college search engine helps students search for colleges by what matters to them. Best of all, there are no registration forms or software to buy so it's easy to get started.
Simply add this link and description to the resources page on your website:
Link: http://www.campuscompare.com
Description: "CampusCompare helps you discover colleges by what matters most to YOU! Get all the info on 4000 colleges and universities."
2. FREE MATERIALS TO PRINT AND SHARE:
- "How to Choose a College" by Robert Bardwell, Secondary Level VP of ASCA, and President of NACAC.
- "College Admissions: Step by Step" by Julie Hartline, ASCA's School Counselor of the year 2009.
- College Search - Get Your Questions Answered! a 3-fold hand-out explaining how students and parents can use the 'What Are My Chances?', 'Financial Aid Calculator', and 'Compare Schools' apps to tackle some of the toughest questions in college admissions.
3. ASK "DEAR BABS": "Dear Babs" is a nationally syndicated college admissions advice column. Students, counselors, and parents can ask Babs their questions about college search, the admissions process, or financial aid. Email Babs your questions at: dearbabs@campuscompare.com.
Have a school newspaper? Publish "Dear Babs" in your online or print newspaper so that the whole school can benefit. Ask us how!
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