PrivateCollegeZone

Private College Zone Modules

Private College Zone can serve as a valuable tool when choosing a college or university, planning to meet admissions requirements, and getting answers to commonly asked questions. Private College Zone is designed to be useful throughout the admissions process, from the time you begin your research to the time you're set to attend your school of choice.

Plan & Prepare

  • The Freshman Planner helps high school students plan their high school education to meet college entrance requirements. It allows students to track their high school work and compare it against the admissions requirements of the schools in Private College Zone.
  • The Add Your Counselor module allows your High School Counselor to view your My Portfolio section of Private College Zone.
  • The Planner Timeline provides a timeline to planning for college, identifying the tasks you need to complete from the 9th grade through to your acceptance to college.
  • The Test Prep module provides students with comprehensive FREE test prep courses for the SAT, ACT and GRE tests.
  • The Learn More About Wisconsin Private Colleges section provides resources and event listings.
  • The chart of Recommended Courses for Admission to Wisconsin Private Colleges will help in planning your coursework
  • Explore Careers
    • The Career Information module provides an overview of the career center and information as to how each module of the career section operates and what they mean for students.
    • The Career Self-Assessment module provides links to assessment surveys designed to help you identify your interests, skills, values, and personality. This information will be useful later when you're trying to find a career that suits you.
    • The Career Matching Assistant helps you find a career based on your interests, skills, and preferences. Once you find jobs in which you are interested, the assistant provides you with a list of related majors and colleges that offer them. Once you are done here, you can add your results to your My Portfolio profile for easy management and future reference.
    • The List of Careers module provides a comprehensive listing of careers organized by type.
    • The Links to Career Resources module leads you to internship and volunteer resources.
    • Majors at Wisconsin Private Colleges will provide you with a convenient downloadable chart of information.

Explore Our Schools

  • The Comparative View module allows you to compare Private College Zone campus statistics from the available parameters that interest you most.
  • The Campus Tours module provides online tours of the colleges and universities in Private College Zone. It includes statistical data, photos of campuses, links to official campus sites, and other useful information. You can also choose between viewing information for undergraduate schools or graduate schools.
  • The Matching Assistant module allows you to select criteria that you would like your prospective college to meet. Once you have made your selections, Private College Zone displays all matching Private College Zone colleges.
  • The Distance Search module allows you to search for Private College Zone colleges near a specific ZIP code.
  • The Private College Zone Search module is a search engine-specific to Private College Zone. It searches only the websites of Private College Zone colleges and universities. You can even limit your search to the colleges and universities in which you are interested.

Tuition & Financial Aid

  • The Financial Aid Overview module provides general information on financial aid, including the different types of financial aid, eligibility information, and how to get it. It also provides a timeline for the college application process and outlines, among other things, important financial aid deadlines and milestones.
  • The Scholarship Search module helps you find scholarships that match your specific skills, interests, and background.
  • The FAFSA Transfer module allows you to transfer certain data from your Private College Zone profile to the FAFSA on the Web financial aid application.
  • The Slope Calculator will help to determine the interest and monthly payments for your student loans based on your potential career choice.

Apply Online

  • The Online Applications module allows you to apply online to one or more institutions of your choice. You can complete and submit your admissions application from the Private College Zone website. This module also helps you manage the applications you are working on and those you have submitted.

Need Help?

  • The Frequently Asked Questions module answers the most commonly asked questions about going to college and using the Private College Zone website.
  • The Student Support section provides technical support for the Private College Zone website.

My Portfolio

  • The My Portfolio module allows you to maintain a custom list of colleges and universities in which you are interested. You can choose to navigate Private College Zone viewing only your select schools. You may add or delete colleges from your list at any time.
  • The Applications section tracks where you stopped entering your information. It links you to all applications you currently have in progress for colleges and universities with an online application on Private College Zone. It also provides the date and confirmation number of your submitted applications.
  • The Colleges section stores and allows you to access any college you have added to My Portfolio from any other module. These colleges will be used in worksheets and tables in other sections of this site. You may add or delete colleges from this list at any time.
  • The E-mail section allows you to store your sent or received e-mail messages.
  • The Profile section stores the information you enter about yourself. Make sure to keep your information as accurate and up-to-date as possible. The profile will be used to autopopulate your applications and search for potential scholarships that match your profile.
  • The Recruiter module allows you to create and edit your academic profile, including your background and your schools of interest. Once you've filled out your profile, you can release it to colleges and universities for recruitment purposes through Private College Zone.
  • The Events section allows you to access your personal or college events on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.
  • The Careers section allows you to access any careers or majors that meet your specifications based on the Career Self-Assessment and Career Matching Assistant modules.
  • The My Portfolio Freshman Planner section allows you to view a summary of your current courses in comparison to the selected schools in My Portfolio. This information is based on what you have entered in the Freshman Planner module.