there are several websites that you can give your criteria (small campus, rural setting blah blah blah) and they narrow down what college would best fit your lifestyle. like if you said you wanted a big campus in a city they might tell you northwestern in chicago or something. they also have categories like what sports you want the school to have etc...

go to www.collegeboard.com

have you already taken your sat or act? just about every college, except community colleges, require those tests.

i would have thought that your counselors would have been on top of this stuff? they basically slammed it down our throats in high school. if youre just worried about whats going to happen with your classes etc... your academic advisor will help you with that. they will give you step by step instructions and typically have a course catalogue online that will give you the breakdown of what classes you need for whatever major.