RESOURCES FOR BEGINNING A COLLEGE SEARCH Most students begin their search by naming the schools with which they are most familiar. Often these are schools that family members, family friends, or older Milton students have attended. Students often use the internet to acquire more in-depth information about schools that they know only by name. While individual college websites can often be helpful, students should be wary of placing too much trust in what they read on sites like College Confidential or Niche.com. Not every “authority” voicing opinions and offering information on these sites is a credible source. Students would be wise to consult more than one online source.
Milton hosts a major college fair in the spring and two mini-fairs in the fall. At these fairs, students can talk with representatives of the individual colleges that have caught their interest.
Some students sort methodically through the piles of mail and email that they receive from colleges, searching for those that look like a match.
Many students ask their advisors or teachers whom they know well to suggest names of colleges for them to research.
Every bookstore and library has an extensive collection of books describing colleges. The most popular book used by Milton students is The Fiske Guide to Colleges . For a list of recommended books, see the bibliography at the end of this notebook. Many of these books are on reserve in our school library.
The College Office has a binder of surveys from alumni describing their experiences at their respective colleges.
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