College Match
What type of college is a best fits you?
In the previous section, we took a look at college as an option for your future, including the benefits, types of degrees to consider, and what factors are considered in admissions. Admission requirements are methods colleges use to select students, below you will find information about Super Match, a tool which helps students like you to choose colleges that are a best fit for their academic, social, and career goals.
NAVIANCE Super Match
Super Match is a search tool which helps you to find colleges that fit you. As you make selections the best-match colleges appear with information about why the colleges may be a good match. You can save your searches and add colleges to your "Colleges I'm Thinking About" list from here.
NAVIANCE Super Match
Super Match is a search tool which helps you to find colleges that fit you. As you make selections the best-match colleges appear with information about why the colleges may be a good match. You can save your searches and add colleges to your "Colleges I'm Thinking About" list from here.
If you are a Baltimore City School student in grade 6-12, you have access to the NAVIANCE college and career readiness platform which includes access to the Super Match. To use Super Match, click the NAVIANCE icon, select your school from the list, and log in to Family Connection.
FIT FACTORS
Student Quote: “Habit is the intersection of knowledge (what to do), skill (how to do) and desire (want to do).” - Kimberly L. Western High School c/o 2012
- Size: How large a student population would be just right for me? Would I prefer a small or large campus? What are the pros and cons of each?
- Location: Where do I want to live? City, suburbs, or in a rural community; in or outside of Baltimore; outside of Maryland; hot, cold, or in between weather; beach town, mountains, busy city or quiet town. Where does my personality, style of dress, etc., best fit in?
- Type: Each type of school has a different atmosphere, and I will give careful consideration to each of the following: public or private, single gender or coeducational, a Historically Black College/University, Tribal College, liberal arts, military college or academy, religiously affiliated, or a two-year vs. a four-year college/university. Whatever I decide I know I’ve made the right choice because...
- Cost: How expensive is it? Can I afford it, or would I need a loan or scholarship? How much need-based, merit, or athletic aid is available?
- Major: Am I looking to study something special or really different? Is the school strong in an area that interests me?
- Academic environment: Do I work best in a highly competitive, a collaborative, or an independent setting?
- Sports: Do I want to play sports, or do I just want to be a part of a very energetic sports atmosphere?
- Support services: Many college, career schools, and service academies offer services for students with special circumstances, such as for special needs and English language learners. Also offered to students: writing centers, math centers, and tutoring; programs for first-generation students; cultural supports; mental health services, counseling services, health centers; and programs to help students stay in school until graduation. What supports would I like to have offered at my college/university to help me earn , in a timely manner, my degree or certification?
- Special programs: What programs spark my interests? Do they include Internships, study abroad, co-ops, or job shadowing?
- Social environment: Do I want to live on campus or commute? Am I interested in a fraternity or sorority? What clubs or organizations are offered? How diverse is the student population?
- Food: Food is always an important topic! What about having my meals on campus? Are a variety of foods available? Is any type of consideration, for instance, given for students who may be strict vegetarians, or , on the other hand, is consideration given for those students who, for religious reasons, feel it is their right and privilege to engage in a chosen form of religious practice before or after eating a meal in public?
Student Quote: “Habit is the intersection of knowledge (what to do), skill (how to do) and desire (want to do).” - Kimberly L. Western High School c/o 2012