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Search was a computerized college selection service founded in 1966 by David Dewan while he was a student at Harvard Business School. The service administered a 72-question questionnaire to high school students covering their academic record and college preferences, then compared their responses against a verified database of 2,837 accredited American colleges and mailed each student a list of ten recommended institutions.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Search was a computerized college selection service founded in 1966 by David Dewan while he was a student at Harvard Business School. The service administered a 72-question questionnaire to high school students covering their academic record and college preferences, then compared their responses against a verified database of 2,837 accredited American colleges and mailed each student a list of ten recommended institutions.2

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