Supporting Your Students in Making an Informed College Decision

Lesson Objectives

After completing this lesson, participants will be able to:

• Reflect on how physically visiting a college campus can impact the college decision-making process
• Understand how objective data from freely available websites can be accessed and utilized without being overwhelming
• Discuss common myths and misconceptions of parents and students about college
• Complete the MEFA Institute Evidence of Learning Form to earn 1 PDP for this lesson.

Lesson Deliverables

To complete this lesson, participants will:

• Watch the recording of the Supporting Your Students in Making an Informed College Decision webinar below.

• Download a copy of the Supporting Your Students in Making an Informed College Decision webinar slides
• Read MEFA's blog post, Researching Colleges When You Can't Visit Campus
• Explore the College Search tool in MEFA Pathway after creating a free student account