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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]CollegeConfidential.com is a great resource.

http://www.firstgenerationstudent.com/

A group of colleges/universities looking to expand economic diversity was recently featured in a NYT story. I'm not finding it but will post it if I do.

How motivated is your neighbor? There's so much great information online ...
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+1 on College Confidential. Just take the super-competitive vibe on some of the threads with a grain of salt, because the site tends to attract super-competitive kids and parents. Also, avoid the Chance Me threads like the plague.

(The Chance Me threads go something like this: somebody who may or may not be a real person says, "I have perfect SATs and a 4.0 unweighted GPA and I cured cancer, what are my chances of getting Competitive U?"  And then somebody who is probably as uninformed as you are replies, "Well your stats look OK, but to have a chance you really need some leadership, like maybe founding a not-for-profit."  That kind of thing. Crazy-making.)[/quote]

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