This document provides information and questions for students to consider when researching universities for their undergraduate education. It covers various factors to examine such as location, type of school, quality of life, size, campus activities, academic programs, housing, prestige, athletics, cost, and diversity. It also provides resources for researching study options in various countries and regions including Australia, Canada, the UK, USA, Japan, Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Korea.

1. FIT & RESEARCH
JUNIOR UNIVERSITY KICKOFF NIGHT 2018

2. LOCATION
 Close to home
 As far as you can get
 Overseas

3. TYPE OF SCHOOL
 Coed
 Four-year
 Two-year
 Advanced degree granting (i.e. MA, MS, PHD, JD, MD)
 Undergraduate Only
 Religious Affiliated

4. QUALITY OF LIFE
 What is there to do off campus?
 Are students of all backgrounds made to feel welcomed?
 Do you want everyone to be just like you?

5. SIZE
 Small, medium, large
 What does size of class mean to you?
 You want everyone to know your name?
 A fresh beginning where you can reinvent yourself.

7. CAMPUS LIFE
 What activities are available to you on campus?
 Greek Life
 How does this affect student life?
 Student government – how big is their voice?

8. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
 Is your major offered?
 Can you create your own major?
 Can you take seminars as an underclassmen?
 Can you take noncredit courses?

9. CAMPUS LIFE
 City Life
 Country Life
 Suburban life
 Next to a mountain
 Up a creek by an ocean

10. DIVERSITY
 How inclusive is the campus?
 LGBT
 POC
 Learning differences
 Disability

11. HOUSING
 Is it available all four years?
 Is it coed?
 Do they have gender neutral dorms?
 Is on campus housing required?
 How does the meal program work?
 How close is housing to academic building?
 How is the room set-up? (i.e. traditional, apartment based etc.)

12. PRESTIGE
 Name brand school
 You will wrestle with this a bit
 US Newsweek Ranking
 World University Ranking QS

13. ATHLETIC PROGRAM
 Division 1 sport
 Club sports
 Intramurals
 Division 3 sport

14. COST
 Private
 Public
 What can family afford?
 Who is paying?
 Financial Aid
 What kind of aid does the school offer?
 Scholarships

15. ACTIVITY

16. RESEARCH – AUSTRAILIA
 Tertiary Admissions Centers (Australian citizens and permanent residents only):
 New South Wales – University Admissions Centre (UAC) www.uac.edu.au
 Queensland – Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) www.qtac.edu.au
 South Australia – South Aus. Tertiary Adms. Centre (SATAC) www.satac.edu.au
 Western Australia – Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC) www.tisc.edu.au
 Victoria – Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) www.vtac.edu.au

17. Continue…
 http://www.go8.edu.au/
 www.studyinaustralia.gov.au
 www.australianuniversities.co/lists.html
 www.internationalstudent.com/study_australia
 http://www.foundationstudies.com.au/

19. RESEARCH – CANADA
 https://www.ouac.on.ca/
 Ontario Universities Application Center
 http://www.studyincanada.com/Index.aspx?Redirect
 Information on Higher Education in Canada
 http://www.studycanada.ca/english/index.htm
 Technical Colleges
 http://www.scholarshipscanada.com/
 Canada’s most comprehensive scholarship portal

21. Continue…
 https://www.univcan.ca/universities/
 http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/
 Annual rankings of Canadian Universities
 http://www.educationau-incanada.ca/
 Canada’s official central resource for prospective students

22. RESEARCH - UK
 www.UCAS.com
 One stop shopping
 https://www.ukcisa.org.uk/
 UK Council for International Student Affairs
 https://study-uk.britishcouncil.org/
 Practical information
 http://www.unistats.com/
 Compare UK higher education courses

24. RESEARCH - USA
 https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search
 https://connection.naviance.com/family-connection/main
 https://www.compassprep.com/subject-test-requirements-and-recommendations/
 Subject test policy
 https://www.fairtest.org/university/optional
 https://www.unigo.com/
 College reviews

26. RESEARCH - JAPAN
 https://www.jpss.jp/en/
 http://www.jasso.go.jp/en/

28. RESEARCH - EUROPE
 http://www.eunicas.com/
 https://www.studyinholland.nl/

30. SEARCH – DIRECT TO UNI WEBSITE
 Hong Kong
 Singapore
 Korea