College E Campus Tours
Visit a college campus online. Virtual tours
of around 600 colleges are available.
College
Visits
We suggest that you vist the college of your choice.
It will help you make a more informed decision. The
following article gives some suggestions on making the most of your
college visit. Our school policy is that our students are allowed
to take 2 college visits during their junior year and if needed another
2 their senior year. A parent or guardian must call in to excuse
the student as if it were a sick day. Students are also
asked to bring back a note from the college to
give to our attendance secretary to verify they attended a college.
Choosing a College
This site gives helpful suggestions in
selecting the
college that best fits your unique needs.
Choosing a
Major
This site gives helpful suggestions in
selecting a
major that best fits your unique needs.
Application Process
Although not all colleges have the
same application
process, this site gives helpful suggestions in the college application
process.
College Essay Suggestions
Although not all colleges have the
same essay, this site gives students
some helpful suggestions in writing a better essay.
Letters of Recommendation
Suggestions
Although most colleges don't require letters of recommendations, here
is a link to helpful hints on letters of recommendation.
College Resource Links
Subscribe to a newsletter on college
and career
information from U.S. News by clicking on the following link.
Look up college rankings (according to
U.S. News
&
World Report) by clicking on the following link.
Helpful college planning internet
links.
iTransfer supports the Illinois Articulation
Initiative's
(IAI) mission to facilitate student transfer from one participating
Illinois
college/university to another in order to complete a degree.
iTransfer's
goal is to make planning and gathering transfer information simple. The
iTransfer
website highlights the IAI General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) and
Major
recommendations.
Look up information about buying college books at one of our local
college book stores.