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[quote=Anonymous]Just one opinion, but here is a basic process to consider:

1. Start with the things about a school that cannot be changed - size, location, weather, course of study. If you know you want northeast and no midwest, that helps narrow the list. If your student wants a finance program (and not economics), that narrows the list of some liberal arts colleges for example. If you do not want snow, etc. These are all items that cannot be changed about the university.

2. Once you have a narrower list, consider the common data sets for each university. They are all publicly available and give an idea of the benchmarks for admission - gpa, tests, what items are important or not for admission, such as essays or work experience. They also give you what % of applicants are admitted then choose to enroll - a decent proxy for competitiveness.

These two steps should help with a shorter list. You can also read reviews - I think Niche is pretty good as is Unigo - in moderation. Remember that an unhappy student/person is far more likely to review than the group of positive people, just like a bad restaurant.

Eventually you will want to see some of these campuses if possible - especially if not cost prohibitive - and with students on campus.

Again just one perspective, good luck! [/quote]

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