The Internet is the ideal place to begin your college search. But to make the most of your time, you've got to search strategically. Here are four fine sites to help you do just that.
• ChristianCollegeSearch.com
www.christiancollegesearch.com Let's say you want to go to a college where you can study anthropology … or studio art … or actuary science. And let's say you're sure you want to move out of state—maybe to California or Indiana. ChristianCollegeSearch.com is the site for you. Enter criteria like major, region, denominational affiliation and athletics, then walk through summaries of schools that fit your bill. ChristianCollegeSearch.com isn't exhaustive—it only promotes 93 institutions—but it's a great place to get started.
• Campus Life College Guide
www.clcollegeguide.com The online companion to Campus Life's three College Guide issues, this site supplies around 80 links to college and seminary Web pages, along with plenty of informative articles to move you through the entire search process. You'll find helpful articles in each of the following categories: Choosing a College, Paying for College, and Life at College, plus links to other sites that can help in the process.
• What's the Best College?
www.whatsthebest-college.com So what is the best Christian school out there? Well, as this site shows, there isn't one. Best really means best for you. Begin by using the step-by-step college guide to narrow your choices. If you don't find what you're looking for, try the search again: One choice—rural or urban, for instance—will change your results dramatically. Top off your visit by reading testimonies about the Christian college experience by Christian college students and graduates.
• ChristianColleges.com
www.christiancolleges.com Looking for some hands-on resources? Try the Christian Colleges.com Bookstore, where you can buy—surprise!—books (Campus Life's own Guide to Christian Colleges and Universities is there) that will broach the big issues and help you make better decisions. There's also a page for parents, a distance learning section, and a list of links to Christian colleges everywhere, from the U.S. to Canada to the Kingdom of Tonga.
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