Choosing a College that is Right for You (All Grades)

Choosing a College that is Right for You

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Information gathered/quoted from: Randall S. Hansen's "Choosing a College that's Right for You" and

Step 1: Thinking About Your Major

y Determine a few possible fields of study that you may want to pursue in college.

y Majors y Minors

y It is perfectly fine--and sometimes advisable ? to apply as "Undeclared" (but it is important to the college search process that you have a general idea).

y 50% of college students change their major 1-3 times!

Step 1: Thinking About Your Major

y Tips for choosing possible majors: Here are a few questions you should ask yourselves...

y What are my favorite classes? y What are my favorite hobbies/extracurricular activities? y What do career/personality assessment tests usually

suggest for me? (; ) y What am I good at? y What do I love doing? y Where do I see myself for the rest of my life? y What do I see myself doing for the rest of my life?

Step 2: Make-or-Break Criteria

y Institution type:

y Public y Private y Vocational/specialized y 4-year y 2-year

y Degrees offered:

y A.A., B.A., B.S., M.A., M.S., Ph.D., Certificates, etc.

Step 2: Make-or-Break Criteria

y Majors and minors offered:

y Do the majors offered match your interests?

y Academic focus of campus:

y Theoretical vs. practical y Popular majors (and percentage of students in each major)

y General education and major curricula:

y Structured vs. individualized

y Graduation rate/time:

y Past student performances

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