<p>I'm in the early stages of figuring out what this whole mess is about and I was wondering if there was some kind of website that searches colleges, what they excel at teaching, and such.</p>
<p>Right now I'm not so much worried about GPAs etc. I just want to know what's out there and take a peek around.</p>
<p>On the College Board website you can go through their college search questionnaire which will give you a list of schools that offer certain majors. You can also buy a book such as the Fiske Guide or the Insiders Guide that has more opinionated reviews of colleges.</p>
<p>Also don't forget to check out CC's College Majors forum for threads discussing the majors you are interested in; they often discuss school recommendations!</p>
<p>Where can I find information about what various schools are "known" for (as in their reputation)? For example, many LACs offer, say, History, but XX College is "known" as having an outstanding History program in particular.</p>
<p>Don't know of websites, but the two books that give that information are Gourman's and Rugg's. One of them only gives university info, the other provides LAC info.</p>
<p>I think US News premium edition (which must be purchased) shows rankings by major</p>