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L cation:
W ere d y o
y u w ur u w nt t nt t s b h end y ur n xt f ur y ars? D y u w ur u w nt t nt t s b h c ose t s b h me? O d y o
y u w u p nt t b b f e i r a
ay, ybe e en i a a t a , b d e n fferent s ate? W uld y u w u p efer t b b f e i a a t u n
a ban
a ea, ch a T e B onx o o ou her b roughs i N te a C? O a ea, e y u i terested i N te a e e d fferent s enery
l ke t e c ese untryside w th f rms i a g? m m t e t re r ral s tting? A l t ese f ctors a e i portant t rs o
c nsider w en t inking a out w at c lleges y u w nt t o
c a . ply t o
c a . A ademics:
L arn w at p ograms e ch c llege o fers b b owsing t eir w bsites o p inted c urse c talogs.
y u’ve a ready d cided w at t s udy, ke s re t e s hool o fers t at m jor. d b a are
t at s me a ademic p ograms r quire a a plication s parate f om t e c llege's a mission
a plication. u'll a so w nt t s ze u t e l arning e vironment. r e ample, e m st c urses
t ught b p ofessors, s, t aching a sistants?
S me o her q estions t c nsider:
● W at i t e s udent-to-faculty r tio a d a erage c ass s ze?
● I a ademic a sistance a ailable, d h w a cessible i ta i ?
● A e o line c urses o fered?
● D es t e c e p llege h lp w th c reer p acement a d w at i t e c e p rcentage o g aduates w o
g t j bs i t eir c osen fi elds?
● I y u v sit t e c e c er mpus, eck o t t e c e c er mputers, bs, d o her t chnologies t b s re
t ey're u t d te.
I c n a so b h lpful t k ow w at p rcentage o s udents g aduate i f ur y ars. a s e u e s l t
o s udents t ke l nger, k w y.
C mpus L fe:
T m ke s re t at e perience i t e b st i c n b st , u’ll w nt t g t a e t f h el f r e ch c llege’s
c mpus. y u’re p anning t b a l p n c i mmuter s udent ( eaning, u’ll b a l ving a h me) t is
m y n t b a h , e y t r ge d al, t t ere a e s ill m ny f ctors t at c uld p ay a h , e y t r le i y ur d cision.
at’s t e s curity, althcare, d f od l ke o c mpus? I s udent s fety a ’ t e d p e t p p iority? A e
m dical s rvices e sily a cessible? W at k nds o m al p ans a e a ailable, d h w m ch d o
t ey c st? A e y u p anning t d ive o t ta ta ke p blic t ansportation? W at a e t ey e t ansportation? ansportation
c sts i volved?
• S udent L fe:
T e c llege e perience i n't j st a out c asses a d s udying. p ovides o portunities t o
p rticipate i a t e v i s d t e n o riety o p ograms a d a tivities. ke s me t me t o
p l arn a out t e c ubs,
ganizations, d r creational o portunities a ailable. t e s ey hool s orts o iented? D t ey
h ve h mecomings a d o her g therings? D s udents g t t h ng o t i gs gs t er eri e q ad ( reenery
o c c mpus) d ring t e d ey y? W at k at
a nd o f od a d c feterias d t ey h ve o c c mpus? W at k at
a e t e d e s mographics o t e d e s hool?
W atever i terests y u m ur y h ve, ok f r i i te y d ur f ture c llege. u c n fi nd s me o t is
i formation o o t s e s ese hool’s w bsite, wever i ’s b st t a ur k t ese q estions d ring a i k c llege t