College Research

DRHS College Guide, Shanice Hardy (email: [email protected]) is available to assist students with college search, applications, SAT/ACT registration and preparation, and financial aid on Mondays, Wednesdays, and half-days on Fridays. You may email her at the address above or complete an appointment request form (located on the bookshelf to the left as you enter the Media Center) at any time.

Virginia Mentor- careers, colleges and test prep
http://www.virginiamentor.org/

College Board "Find the Right Colleges for You"
http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/index.jsp

Virginia Wizard- careers, community college and transfer

National college information sources:
College View 
http://www.collegeview.com

Wired Scholar
http://www.collegeview.com

VA & NC COLLEGES
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS for ADMISSION, including FOREIGN LANGUAGE

DRHS College Guide- VA College Comparisons 2009-10

VA COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FIRST-TIME FRESHMEN PROFILE-
shows average SAT, ACT, and GPA data for admitted freshmen (SCHEV)
http://research.schev.edu/enrollment/B10_FreshmenProfile.ASP

WHY SHOULD I TAKE A RIGOROUS CURRICULUM INCLUDING HIGHER MATH?
Report of Students Requiring Remediation Courses in College (SCHEV)
http://research.schev.edu/enrollment/r1_summary.asp?XL=2

HOW MANY MAKE IT PAST THE FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE?
This report displays the number of first-time, full-time students (classified, degree-seeking undergraduates: freshmen, sophomores and juniors) who enrolled at a Virginia college or university in the fall and returned to the same institution the following fall. (SCHEV)
http://research.schev.edu/retention/ftf_retention.asp
XL=2&ListBoxYears='0809'&ListBoxInstitutions=0&PageDefault=X

Find a major at Virginia Public Institutions of Higher Education (SCHEV)
http://research.schev.edu/DegreeInventory/default.asp OR
http://research.schev.edu/DegreeInventory/programfinder.asp