Junior year has ended, and now you get to taste what life is like as a high school senior. Before you know it, you will be visiting colleges and trying to decide which one is the best fit for you. Nothing beats seeing a campus in person, and there’s no substitute for asking your own questions, but sometimes the internet has a wealth of good information as well. Here are a few cool websites you can check out:

Collegeprowler.com states that “everything you read in our books, on our blog, and on our website comes straight from the current college students and recent grads. No half-truths. No university affiliations.” On this site, you can search a variety of schools and find how students ranked things like parking, diversity, campus strictness, etc. If you want to find out the details the tour guide isn’t telling you, this is probably a great website for you. And - they are currently advertising a $2,000 scholarship giveaway as well!

Collegeconfidential.com is a website that was designed to help “demystify the college admissions process.” It gives parents and students the ability to post on discussion boards about different colleges and their admissions processes. You can also read school profiles and users have the ability to rate colleges after visiting. You will often find user’s asking “what are my chances of acceptance?”

Campustours.com offers you the ability to take a virtual tour of a college campus. This is a great site for those colleges too far to drive to. If you’re curious about what the campus buildings look like, but don’t want to pay for an airline flight, this site should provide what you’re looking for.

And…don’t forget – the Center for College Planning’s College Summer Series has over 30 colleges and universities coming to our Concord offices over the summer. This is also a great chance to learn about schools you might be interested in.

We want to hear your opinions on these websites!

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