[nabs-l] Contacting colleges

[Lillie Pennington]

My problem is that I have all of these statistics and information about 10 colleges and don't know what to really do next.
I will keep in mind the dss and overnight programs.
Thanks

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> On Sep 27, 2014, at 6:12 AM, minh ha via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Lillie,
> 
> I want to recommend you do a lot more research about the schools you
> want to attend before contacting Admission counselors to get more
> information. Many of the questions you posed can be easily answered by
> going to the college website and looking through the Admissions
> portion of the site. Furthermore, student life stats can be found in
> the student life or student affairs section. This way, you can learn
> more about the college and have concrete questions to ask the
> counselor once you do contact them. Speaking from experience, many
> Admission counselors are extremely busy and if you email/call with
> questions like, what is the graduation rate of the school or how is
> the school broken down in terms of diversity, they will automatically
> point you toward their website for those kind of statistics. As for
> college tours, don't be afraid to visit on the weekends because
> college breaks are completely different from high school breaks and I
> guarantee that there will always be students around for you to talk
> to. College students are always happy to talk to perspective students
> about the good and the bad of their university. Another thing you
> should look into when researching your colleges is see whether or not
> they have an overnight host program where perspective students can go
> and stay with a current student and learn more about the true
> environment of the college. I did several of these programs as a
> junior/senior in HS and they gave me a glimpse into the student life
> of my perspective schools.
> 
> Regarding talking to DS offices, this is a lot easier because you
> already know what you need as a student. Make a list of the
> accommodations you are receiving now as a high school student and
> discuss each point with whichever office you are talking to. If
> braille is a huge must for you, tell them that you need all your
> materials in braille. If you only need braille for math and science,
> say that too. I don't think we can create a list of questions for you
> to ask because it is so subjective.
> 
> Good luck,
> Minh
> 
>> On 9/27/14, wmodnl wmodnl via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Ask in both email and phone.  See if  any new information is available. Some