College Research Tips for Blind Students

In this video, Macy provides tips for researching colleges. Below, you will find a worksheet that will help you keep track of important information about the colleges you are interested in.

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College Research Worksheet

• College/university:
• City:
• Average tuition: (if out of state for Arkansas students)

Location:

• Distance from home:
• Public transportation:
• City/campus layout:
• Friends/relatives in the area:
• Other notes:

Admissions office contact info:

• Email:
• Phone number:

Questions for admissions:

• Get information about your degree program and disability services.
• Will there be any campus/virtual tours that you could attend?
• Get any relevant contact information that wasn’t accessible via the web site.

Your thoughts:

• Did they take time to answer your questions thoroughly?
• Did they seem educated and confident when they spoke?
• Did they seem friendly and happy to help you?
• Other notes:

Degree program:

• Graduation rate:
• Student reviews:
• Credit hours needed to graduate:
• Classes per semester:
• Total time it will take to earn degree:
• Class relevance: (Are the classes required relevant to the career you intend to pursue?)

Department contact info: (if necessary)

• Department head:
• Email:
• Phone number:

Questions for department head:

• Have they had a visually impaired student before?
• If so, how did they accommodate for that student?
• (Add questions specific to your area of study)

Your thoughts:

• Did they take time to answer your questions thoroughly?
• Did they seem educated and confident when they spoke?
• Did they seem friendly and happy to help you?
• Other notes:

Disability services contact info:

• Low vision coordinator:
• Email:
• Phone:

Questions for disability services:

• Testing policy:
• Format for class materials (textbooks, modified assignments, etc.):
• Ask about your specific accommodations.

Your thoughts:

• Did they take time to answer your questions thoroughly?
• Did they seem educated and confident when they spoke?
• Did they seem friendly and happy to help you?
• Other notes:

Overall experience with college/university: