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College Info Overview
What are your interests? What do you want to study? Where do you want to be? Do you want to be at a small school or a large one?
College Search
These are all questions you should consider when looking at schools. Collegeboard.com has a great college search that asks you a bunch of questions and finds schools that fit what you want. If you’re not sure what answer to choose, select “No Preference.” At the end of the page, click “Submit and Continue” until the end of the questionnaire. Once you’re done, it’ll give you a list of schools that match what you want.
We’ve also written up reviews of some schools in New England that have good programs to help you adjust to college. Check them out under In-State Schools and Out-of-State Schools.
Here are links to CCRI, RIC, and URI applications online. You can also always access these links on the sidebar of the website, under “Important Links.”
Quick Application Links
CCRI application: http://www.ccri.edu/OES/admissions/ApplyOnline.shtml
RIC application: https://www.applyweb.com/apply/ric/menu.html
URI application: http://www.commonapp.org
There’s also a link to the Common Application. The Common Application is a college application that over 300 schools accept – basically, if I’m applying to 3 schools that accept the Common App, then I fill out one application and send it to all 3 schools. Some schools accept the Common App but require you to fill out a separate supplement, or part of an application that’s unique to that school. All of that information is on the Common App website. CCRI and RIC do not take the Common App, but URI and over 300 other schools do, including Bryant (RI), Northeastern (MA) and 10 other schools right in Boston. If you go to “Member Universities” on the Common App home page (right next to “About Us”) you can search for schools that accept the Common App.
There are the big 3: CCRI, RIC, and URI. RIC is very small, right here in Providence, while URI is much bigger and in South Kingstown. Click on the individual pages for CCRI, RIC, and URI for more specific info.
Bryant is also a popular school.
We have compiled a list of transition programs; (which help incoming freshmen adjust to college, some of which include more financial aid), schools in Boston, and some tuition-free schools (that’s right, they’re free – but you have to work hard).
In-State Schools
Out-of-State Schools
Transition programs:
Here’s a list of good transition programs in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York. We’ve also put together a table of contact information for all of these programs.
Here are 10 Tuition-Free Schools: some are in the Kentucky/Missouri area on farms that students must work on (but you graduate with a degree and no debt). A few are very prestigious and are very competitive (Cooper Union, Deep Springs). One is in New York City (CUNY Teacher’s Academy); one is a music school (Curtis Institute); two are engineering schools. The military academies are also listed. Check them out.
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