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• My College Options® College and Scholarship Search My College Options® is a free college planning service, offering assistance to students, parents, high school counselors and teachers nationwide. The My College Options® College Search enables students and parents to search from a list of over 5000 colleges and universities by both major and location, while the My College Options® Scholarship Search helps students and parents find a scholarship match from a list of more than 6000 scholarships.

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• Campus Visits Dos and Don'ts Spring is a great time for high school juniors to visit college campuses. Here are some "Dos & Don'ts" that students and their parents need to know before visiting universities.
• Where the Boys Aren't Boys are indeed losing ground to girls when it comes to attending or graduating from a college or university. This article begins to address why that is the case.
• Future College Parents Expect to be Involved Future college parents expect to be more involved than their current college parent counterparts in the key college concerns of their children, according to a comparison of two Spring 2007 surveys conducted by College Parents of America.
• College Success Without Ivy Trappings Harvard schmarvard. Some of America's most successful leaders - in the fields of business, government and entertainment - don't have an Ivy League pedigree. Read on to learn more about what Warren Buffett, Colin Powell and Oprah Winfrey have in common.
• Don't Despair, There is a College for EveryoneWhile highly selective colleges get lion's share of publicity, many colleges are simply trying to fill beds.
• What to Expect When you Attend Parent OrientationSome of the things parents can hope to come away with after a Parent Orientation program.
• College Parents as "Informed Consumers"An article on the importance of being an informed college parent.
• A Parents Guide to Assessing Campus SecurityThoughtful advice and a comprehensive checklist to evaluate the safety of college campuses.
• Rights and Responsibilities in College AdmissionsA summary of the Statement of Principles of Good Practice from the National Association of College Admission Counseling (NACAC).
• College Parents of America Survey Shows Strong Parent-Student Connection in College Search and SelectionA national survey of future college parents shows that the parent-student partnership in college search and selection has become a fundamental part of this grueling annual ritual.