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College Planning Resources

College Planning Resources

COLLEGE SEARCH WEBSITES

 

USEFUL WEBSITES

 

HOW TO CREATE A "BALANCED" COLLEGE LIST (Slides)

How to create a balanced college list

Balanced college list diagram

 

MAJOR IMPACT?

Ever wondered how a major affects your future career pathway? Many graduates find different pathways from their major (or minor) in college. Check out this cool graphic that shows University of Michigan alumni reported career fields matched with their corresponding degrees. Data was collected through over 8,000 interviews of alumni with grad years spanning back to 1942. The visualization below represents a segment limited to graduates from 1942–2021.

The value of this visualization is its ability to clearly show the pragmatic value and flexible nature of an most degree — grads from each major find employment in nearly every career field, and each career field is comprised of grads from almost every major. And while each career field has some expected paths, there are also many surprises. 

University of Michigan Grad and Career pathways

WHAT IS NET PRICE CALCULATOR?

Net price calculators are available on a college’s or university’s website and allow prospective students to enter information about themselves to find out what students like them paid to attend the institution in the previous year, after taking grants and scholarship aid into account.

THE COLLEGE PLANNING WORKSHEETS AND DATABASE

A RESOURCE TO HELP YOU FIND YOUR COLLEGE PREFERENCES

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CHECKLISTS

 

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