Upper School
Online College Search Resources
Please remember that Family Connection is always a great place to not only start but continue your college search process. This online program allows you to search college profiles and review the application history records from Bush alumni.
It is important to remember that the college search process is very hands-on. Thinking about where you would most like to spend the next four years of your life, both academically and socially, requires you to figure out who you are, what you want to gain through your college experience, and which school feels like the right starting point for your journey into the next stage of your life. Fact: No college is the best fit for every student. Rankings, particularly those in magazines, are generally based on marketing-influenced criteria that have little to do with the tangible experience that you as a unique individual will have as an undergraduate student. That being said, lists and literature, both online and print, can help you formulate ideas and questions that will lead you down the path to finding the college that is right for you.
Below, please find a sampling of various online resources you may wish to consult:
Web Index of American Universities
Peterson's Guide University Search
Hear what colleges have to say about themselves!
Colleges of Distinction
A new project devoted to promoting colleges with engaged students, great teaching, vibrant communities and successful outcomes.
Colleges That Change Lives
Enough said.
Fairtest.org
List of colleges with SAT/ ACT optional in the admission process
Can I Go Early?
List of colleges and their corresponding early application programs
E-campus Tours
360° views of notable spots on participating college campuses.
Gap Year and Interim Programs
The Center for Interim Programs
State of Washington
All Washington State Colleges and Universities
University of Washington Undergraduate Admissions Page
Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board
The Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)
Through the WUE agreement, students may be able to attend a public institution in another western state at in-state tuition rates.