Beyond College Rankings: How to find the schools that truly change students’ lives
with Maria Furtado
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Beyond College Rankings: How to find the schools that truly change students’ lives
“Oh, this is the number one college. That means it is the best college.” Right? Maybe not.
It’s easy to fall into the trop of looking at college rankings, and using them to determine what schools we think might be best for our kids. But there’s SO MUCH more to consider; so much more to the story here. Colleges that Change Lives is a nonprofit dedicated to the advancement and support of a student-centered college search process. Maria Furtado, their Executive Director, shares how to go beyond just looking at college rankings and find a college that’s really a great fit for your child and is going to help set them up for success. Listen to learn…
- Why college ranking is not the most important factor
- Why a school might be GREAT for your kid, even if you haven’t heard of it
- Just because you’ve never heard of an undergraduate school doesn’t mean med schools, law schools, and grad schools haven’t heard of it
- What liberal arts colleges are, and how they differ from other options
- What to do if your teen seems to be opposed to smaller schools, but you think that might be the best fit for them
- Why a low admissions rate doesn’t mean a school is the BEST
About Your Speaker
Maria Furtado
Maria Furtado is the Executive Director of CTCL – she has been extensively involved with CTCL since its inception and has counseled thousands of students about college choice. Having previously worked for two CTCL colleges, Ms. Furtado now devotes herself to the Colleges That Change Lives mission: helping students and families better understand the college admissions process to find the best college fit possible..