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Once you you have your list list of criteria criteria in in in in place it’s time to to to take one more in-depth look at at at each school school and rank them according to to to the the criteria criteria criteria criteria listed above Use numbers 1 1 to to to 5 5 where 1 1 indicates indicates that that a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a school school school is is is weak or or does not meet meet your your criteria criteria criteria and 5 5 indicates indicates that that a a a a a a a a a a a a a a school school strongly meets your your criteria criteria criteria For instance if if if a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a school school school has has an an an an an excellent location you you might might rank rank it it it it with with a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 5 if if if another school school school is is particularly affordable you you you might might might rank rank rank it it it it it it it with with with a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 4 Conversely if if if a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a school school school school has has a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a poor list of of clubs and activities you you you might might choose to rank rank rank it it it it it it it with with with a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 1 If the the school school is is just “middle of of the the road” in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a particular area you you can rank rank it it it with a a a a a a a a a a 3 Note: The criteria criteria on our our list are very general To help you you rank schools make your criteria criteria as as as as as specific as as as as as as possible such as as as as as as “Has “Has a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a football team ” ” ” ” instead instead of of “Sports ” ” ” ” or or or “Has “Has free wireless Internet in in in in in the dorm rooms ” ” ” ” instead instead of of “Campus living ” ” ” ” You can list as as as as as as many criteria as as as as as as you you determine necessary to help with your decision Once you you you have ranked each school for specific criteria criteria (remember that that that everyone’s list list of criteria criteria will be be be different Make sure that that that your list list includes things that that that matter to to to to you!) tally up the the scores Add the the the the numbers you’ve placed next to to to to to each each item to to to to to arrive at at at at a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a total total for each each school school As an an an an example perhaps one one school school school scores scores scores scores 30 total total points while another another scores scores scores scores 22 and another another scores scores scores scores 10 The schools schools with with the the the the the the highest scores scores scores scores will be be the the the the the the ones with with the the the the the the most appeal to to you you you because those are are the the the the the the schools schools that reflect what you you you you you you value by strongly meeting your your criteria To give
you you you you you further perspective you you you you you can can engage your your parents in in in in fin the the the process It can can be very interesting to find out where each parent parent ranks a a a a a a a a a a school on particular criteria Your parents may may may rank rank rank the the the the school school differently from from you or or or even from from each other! For example one may may may rank rank rank a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a particular school school school with a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 5 for “Available financial aid ” but the the the the the other other may may may rank rank rank it it a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 3 Of course making comparisons is is not the the the only method you you you you can use to to help help you you you you decide which which school school school to to apply but it will help help you you you you understand which which schools hold more value and and meaning for you you you you APPLE-TO-APPLE COMPARISON?
Curious about admissions percentages requirements SAT/ACT scores etc ? With so much information information available in in in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a variety of of different places you you might want to to consider using the common data set for for for for each of of your colleges colleges to to to get comparable information information information Most i if not all colleges colleges participate in in in in in in in in the the Common Data Set (CDS) initiative In order to to to access this information information you you you can type into your search engine the the the following query: “common data data set set [university name]” By using the the common common data data set set for for each each college college you you will be able to to compare statistics for for each each college college For more information on on on on The Common Data Set Initiative please go to www commondataset org
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