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179: Free Tools for Researching Colleges and Universities with Holly Ramsey

Holly Ramsey from Thoughtful Homeschooling shares a number of free tools for researching colleges and universities in this episode. All the tools she suggests during the interview are listed below, but you can request her full free guide here.

Know Yourself: Tools to explore interests and aptitudes

● Scoir: You Science assessment
● Dr. Steven Antonoff’s exploration surveys: self-survey for the college bound, college planning values assessment, audit of college success traits

Know the Schools: Tools to build a list

● Loper: new personalized list builder app
● College Essay Guy Guide: How to Choose a College
● College Matchpoint: monthly newsletter and blog with “Hidden Gems”
● Collegewise Runway: free senior year course

Know Your Budget and the Cost: Tools to evaluate financial fit

● Thoughtful Homeschooling:: “Best Free Tools to Find a Good School That Will Give You Money”
● Thoughtful Homeschooling: “How Good is that Scholarship?”
● Net Price Calculator
● Estimate any Student Federal Aid
● ROI of 4500 Colleges & Universities: Georgetown’s analysis

Know Your Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Concerns: Tools to refine a list

● College Equity Index: assesses campus climate & culture for BIPOC students
● Autism-Friendly Colleges: lists of schools adept at serving those with learning
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