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TYPES OF SCHOOLS
During your search of various schools you’ll encounter several different types Does Does this this mean mean that that every every school school school school you you you you you select should should should be be one you’re certain you you you you you will get into? Does Does this this mean mean that that every every school school school should should should be be be a a a a a a a a a slam dunk? No it does not In fact all three types of schools should should should make make up your list list When you you you first begin to to consider which college you you you would like to to attend make make a a a a a general list list We’ll work on on refining later in fin in in this chapter This list can comprise schools that have interested you you you or or or or or are suggested to you you you They could be local or or or or or in in in another state or or or or or country or or or or or perhaps you you you know nothing more about them than the the the the the the name name Regardless put ALL the the the the the the names on the the the the the the list and we will break these school types down later in this chapter OTHER RESOURCES AT YOUR DISPOSAL
Family and and friends can can often serve as excellent resources o of of information information beyond this book They can can also be be be sources sources o of of of disinformation and and and half-truths Consult people you you you trust to to have your your best interest in in in in mind and and then follow-up on on on your your own to to get a a a a a a a a a a sense sense of of whether a a a a a a a a a a school does make sense for you Keep an an an open yet critical mind Coincidentally this advice can be applied to almost anything in in in in life COUNSELORS AND TEACHERS
High school school counselors and and teachers often have have the the the most most objective ideas about what schools will will offer you you the the the the most most They have have some o o of the the the the best insight into you you as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a learner and and and will will be be able to to to provide suggestions and and and mentoring on on on potential college paths Engage with them about where they they they went to to to school school why why they they they decided to to to attend there if if the the the the the the the school school met their expectations and and and if if and and and and why why they they they they might might might recommend it for for you you you you Get a a a a a a a a a a a a a a dialogue going about what you’re looking for for in in in in in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a school and and and and they they might might might might gain more insight into who you you you you are are and and and and where you you you you might might might might look look to to apply Teachers and and and counselors might might might also benefit from filling out a a a a a a a a a a a a Student/Parent questionnaire if you’ll be be working with them closely during this process THINGS TO REMEMBER
Be open-minded There are so many things things we we we feel feel we we we have to to do do do do or should should do do do do and these feelings can can keep keep us us from from doing what we we we want to to do do do do do Our preconceived notions of of how things things should should be be done can can keep keep us us us from from being truly creative and and and landing somewhere that that fits our unique brand of of of genius You don’t have have have have to to to to to do do do anything at at at at at at this stage All of of those feelings — say that that you you have have have have to to to to to go to to to to to school school in in in California or or or or you you have have have have to to to to to attend attend a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a big or or or or small school school or or or or have have have have to to to to to attend attend a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a parent’s alma 43