Helpful Links
Websites:
For College Research
College Navigator https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
National Center for Data Statistics
https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data
College Scorecard
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov
College Data
College Transitions Dataverse
https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/
College Board - Big Future (for college search)
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/
Blogs
Georgia Tech Admissions Blog https://sites.gatech.edu/admission-blog/
Tulane Admissions Blog http://tuadmissionjeff.blogspot.com/
USC Admissions Blog
https://admissionblog.usc.edu/
University of Virginia Admissions Blog
https://uvaapplication.blogspot.com/
University of Illinois Admissions Blog
https://blog.admissions.illinois.edu/
Grown and Flown
The College Solution
DIY College Rankings
Business Essay Blog
For Essay Help -
College Essay Guy
Essay Hell
Books:
Where You Go is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania
Frank Bruni
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants
Malcolm Gladwell
Who Gets In and Why
Jeffrey Selingo
The Fiske Guide to Colleges
Edward Fiske
The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make
Ron Lieber
Colleges that Change Lives
Loren Pope
College Match: A Blueprint for Choosing the Best Schools for You
Steven Antonoff
Ruggs Recommendations on Colleges
Frederick Rugg
The Truth About College Admissions: A Family Guide to Getting In and Staying Together
Brennan Barnard and Rick Clark
College Essay Essentials
Ethan Sawyer
College Admission Essentials: A Step-by- Step Guide to Showing Colleges Who You Are and What Matters to You
Ethan Sawyer
Podcast -
Lord of the Rankings
Malcolm Gladwell - Revisionist History
https://www.pushkin.fm/episode/lord-of-the-rankings/
Important Reading
Does Where You Go to College Matter by Lynn O'Shaughnessy