| What I did-- to help my son get a start-- was to browse through the Fiske Guide and put a sticky note on every college that "sounded like him". It didn't take that long in our case because so many didn't "sound like him". Then he looked through and decided where to visit. Everytime we heard of a school that sounded interesting, he'd go back to the guide books and check it out, but he never really added to the initial list because there was always something (preppy, sportsy, Greeky or whatever) that didn't fit as well. Then we visited schools and he went from there. I hope you have as much fun with this process as we had--make safety (for admissions and FA if you need it) be a focus of your search. You can add on the rest later. |