Sunday, November 20, 2011

Choosing the right school for you

Decided where to go to school is a very important, and possibly, hard decision. There are many factors that are taken into consideration, and the importance of each of them depends on yourself.
Step 1: determine what you might like to study or major in at college
Step 2: develop a list of criteria you want to use to evaulate and weed out colleges
 - degrees offered
 - majors/minors
 - location (rural or urban setting)/distrance from home
 - size of the student population
 - public vs. private
 - costs (tuition, room and board, etc)
 - financial assistance packages
 - campus resources
 - graduation rate/time
 - placement success/internship and co-op programs
 - accreditation
 - class size
 - faculty contact/classes taught by full-time doctorally qualified faculty
 - quality/reputation/ranking
 - degree of pressure to excel
 - safety
 - student body
 - social life
 - religious affiliation/independent
 - housing options
 - realistic entry expectations
Step 3: compile a list of possible colleges and univeristies
Step 4: research each of the schools you are interested in
Step 5: visit the colleges on your list

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