Gen Tanabe - The Ultimate Guide to Americas Best Colleges 2017

Make a copy of this worksheet for each college you are considering.

Name of college:

Location:

Number of undergraduates:

Email:

Phone:

Academics

Faculty/student ratio:

Department(s) that I'm most interested in:

Requirements (senior project/thesis, required courses, etc.):

Classes that I'd like to take:

Research or other special academic program opportunities:

Study abroad opportunities:

Student Life

Clubs or organizations I'd like to join:

Role of Greek organizations on campus:

Role of athletics on campus:

Intercollegiate or intramural athletic prospects:

Prevalence of drinking/parties:

Fun things to do off campus:

Notable things about the dorms, whether students usually live on or off campus, availability and cost of off-campus housing:

Notable things about the quality of the food and meal plans offered:

Notable things about campus such as the student center or on-campus pub:

Admissions

For accepted freshmen:

Average GPA:

Percentage accepted early:

Percentage accepted regular decision:

Reach college Good chance of being admitted to
Very likely to be admitted

If early admission is offered, description of:

Early admission deadline:

Regular admission deadline:

Requirements:

Common Application accepted

Supplementary forms required

Online application form accepted

Number of long essays:

Number of short essays:

Counselor evaluation

Number of teacher evaluations:

Interview recommended

Interview required

Financial Aid

Email:

Phone:

Annual tuition:

Room and board:

Fees:

Average financial aid package:

Need-blind admission

Meets all demonstrated financial need

Merit-based aid

Priority financial aid deadline:

Regular financial aid deadline:

Forms required:

FAFSA

CSS/PROFILE

College's own form

Average student loan debt for graduates:

Summary

Notes from campus visits/talking with people from the college:

What I like the most about the college:

What I like the least about the college:

COST OF ATTENDANCE

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

H arvard graduates and husband and wife team Gen and Kelly Tanabe are the founders of SuperCollege and award-winning authors of 14 books including: The Ultimate Scholarship Book, Get into Any College, Accepted! 50 Successful College Admission Essays, Get Free Cash for College, 1001 Ways to Pay for College, and How to Write a Winning Scholarship Essay.

Together, Gen and Kelly were accepted to every school to which they applied, including all the Ivy League colleges and won over $100,000 in merit-based scholarships. They were able to graduate from Harvard debt-free.

Gen and Kelly give workshops across the country and write the nationally syndicated Ask the SuperCollege Experts column. They have made hundreds of appearances on television and radio and have served as expert sources for USA Today, the New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, New York Daily News, San Jose Mercury News, Chronicle of Higher Education, CNN, and Seventeen.

Gen grew up in Waialua, Hawaii. A graduate of Waialua High School, he was the first student from his school to be accepted at Harvard, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in both History and East Asian Studies.

Kelly attended Whitney High School, a nationally ranked public high school in her hometown of Cerritos, California. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard with a degree in Sociology.

The Tanabes approach to college admission is from a practical, hands-on point of view. Drawing on the collective knowledge and experiences of students, they provide real strategies students can use to find, select, get into, and pay for the college of their dreams.

Gen and Kelly live in Belmont, California with their sons Zane and Kane and dog Sushi.

CHAPTER ONE

THE MOST HONEST GUIDE TO HELPING YOU CHOOSE THE RIGHT COLLEGE

I f you're looking for honest insights instead of college marketing speakIf you need more than superficial sound bites or raw numbers and statsIf you want to learn more about schools you know and discover new onesIf you want to know how to get into and pay for the colleges you find