ECOS: Online college tool for applicants

(Thanks to Gordon Chalmers, college counselor, San Francisco School of the Arts)

From the Princeton Review:


EDUCATION AND CAREER OPERATING SYSTEM (ECOS)

A FREE INTERNET SYSTEM IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS TO:
— Select colleges
— Apply to colleges online
— Generate letters and e-mail to colleges you have saved in your locker
— Be recruited by colleges
— Develop a strategy for getting into college
— Match yourself to a college major that meets your interests & preferences
— Receive e-mail messages from your counselor
— Send e-mail to your counselor
— Find scholarships
— Generate e-mails and letters to scholarship organizations
— Learn which careers match your interests
— Generate a resume using information submitted in your profile
— Compute your family’s estimated contribution for college
— Receive bulletin information regarding college

To access this system is easy. Just follow these steps:
Step 1: Open the browser on your computer
Step 2: Type in the location ecos.princetonreview.com
Step 3: Click Student and then Create a New Account
Step 4: Enter Member Code – 072251468
Step 5: Input all information and then click Submit Account Set-Up
(might want to use a nickname or e-mail address for your “User ID” and your birthdate for your “password”)
Step 6: Place ECOS under your “favorites” or bookmark it.

To use ECOS after you have established an account:
Step 1: Click on ECOS under your “favorites” or type in ecos.princetonreview.com
Step 2: Click on “student”
Step 3: Type in your “User ID” and your “password”, and then click “Login”
Step 4: When finished using ECOS, click on “Log out”
Complete the “Profile” under the module “Portfolio” before using ECOS to research colleges, careers, majors and financial aid.

Please contact your counselor if you encounter any problems with ECOS or have any questions.