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Identifying criteria that are important to you
will make your college search easier.
Consider the size, geographic location, academic rigor, social
opportunities and financial aid.
Do you prefer a small college to a large university? Are you interested
in electrical engineering or the liberal arts?
Would you prefer a school close to where you live or one far away?
Good resources are guidance counselors, college guidebooks, such as US
News and World Report or the Princeton Review for information on
prospective schools.
Many of these publications maintain websites with helpful information on a
vast array of schools.
Start the process in your junior year. Once you have narrowed your search
to three to five schools, you can then begin visiting campuses the summer
before your Senior year.
If you have questions abut an individual school, submit an inquiry to its
website or call the admissions office. You can request more information or
be placed on a mailing list, an excellent source of information about an
individual school.
Most colleges and universities have special days for prospective students
to visit. These often include special interest sessions and information
about courses of study, campus life and admissions materials.
Students are strongly encouraged to visit campus after doing preliminary
research. visiting a campus allows prospective students to interact with
current students, visit a class and see if they are comfortable with the
school.
It is important to take advantage of oppportunities to visit campus.
You should visit a school that you're considering attending three times:
once with your parents, once without them and once on a cold, miserable
rainy day to see whether you can stand it for four years.
Getting comfortable with the school is the key. You need to get a feel for
the campus before making a decision.
A campus visit isn't always possible, but ther are resourses available for
prospective students.
Numerous advantages to attending a liberal arts school include the
preparation it give you for your life, not just a specific job. While
technical schools may become obsolete over time, skills gained through
rigourous course work in a broad range of classes will not.
Admissions counselors recommend you apply to three to fiive schools that
you are sincerely interested in attending.
Consider every type of school--Large, small, close to home, far away,
public, private, etc.
Pay attention to application deadlines. If the school requires letters of
recommendation form teachers or school counselors, ask early in order to
give them ample time to complete the letters. If you are asked to write an
essay, don't hesitate to ask admission counselors what they are looking
for in a student essay.
Apply to one dream school, two practical choices and one "safe
bet" whre you know you'll be admitted.
Be well prepared, stay informed and keep your options open.
Know yourself and trust yourself and your instincts, be confident and
follow your dreams and get things in one time.
The college search and applications process can be tedious at times, but
if you take the time to be inquisitive and do some preliminary research
you're likely to find the college that fits your needs.
www.princetonreview.com
www.usnews.com
COLLEGE SEARCH (has info on the
school, including the tuition and fees ) http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/
(Notice the tuition for College of the Ozarks, near Branson, MO!)
FIND COLLEGE based on what state,
what you want to study, what you want to pay, number of years and number
of enrollment (Great site!) http://www.overview.com/colleges/
MATCH YOUR ACADEMICS AND INTERESTS TO FIND
COLLEGE http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/advsearch/match.asp?menuID=0&search=0&adCode=10010
Good sources of free information:
•Small colleges. While your heart may be set on the University of
Michigan or Yale many small colleges offer generous aid packages to
students with good grades. Rhodes College, a tiny liberal arts school
in Memphis, may be one you have never heard of . They recently gave nearly
$85,000 in grants and scholarships to one student helping him avoid taking
out any student loans to receive his degrees in political science and
history.
•Your community. Many local clubs and businesses offer scholarships to
area students, Cooper says. But because these groups have limited
promotional funds, you probably won't find them on the Internet. Check out
your public library, community bulletin boards and other local sources, he
says.
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