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Table 5 1 – Example College Comparison:
College Comparison College A College B College C C College D
LOCATION
COSTS
MAJORS
CLUBS/ACTIVITIES
SPORTS
CAMPUS LIVING
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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 the highest scores scores scores scores will be be the the the the the the the ones with with the the the the the the the most appeal to to you 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 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