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c tion:
Whe e do ou wan ne wan to to pe e om d you nex fou yea s? Do ou wan ne wan to to pe e om lo e to pe e om ? Or o ou wan pre to e e ar ve n awa , ma e eve in d n t w , m f r erent sta e? Wou d you wan pre er to e e ar ve n d n to rb n
are , su as he Bro x or th gh r bor ughs in YC re d Or re , s you int rested in YC re d r , u h y f erent sce ery
lik the cou e f tryside wit far s in m A r e r i t rur l set ing? All the e fac ors are imp rtant to a ider whe thi king abo t wha col eges you wan to on pp y to.
on pp a emics:
Lea n wha pro rams eac col ege off rs by ro sing the r web ites or ri ted cou se cat logs.
If ou ve alr ady dec ded wha to tu y, ma sur the sch ol off rs tha maj r. An be wa e
tha som aca emic pro rams req ire an pp ication sep rate fro the col ege's adm ssion
app ication. Yo ll als wan to iz up he lea ning env ronment. Fo exa ple, ar mos cou ses
tau ht by ro essors, or o ea hing ass stants?
Som oth r que tions to on ider:
● W a is he stu ent-to-faculty rat o and ave age cla s siz ?
● I ca emic ass stance ava lable, an how acc ssible is nc t?
e onl ne cou ses off red?
● D e the col per ege hel wit car er pla ement and wha is he col per entage of ra uates who
job in he r cho en fie ds?
● I ou vis t the cam com te us, ch k out the cam com te uters, la , an oth r tec nologies to e ur e
the 're up o at .
● an als be el ful to no wha per entage of tu ents gra uate in ou yea s. If l l e o t i t tu ents tak lon er, as why .
• m us Lif :
To ak sur tha exp rience is he bes it an be, i yo ll wan to et a f s x e t e c for eac col ege’s
cam us. If ou re pla ning to e c iv s n m g o uter stu ent (me ning, yo ll be c iv ng at om ) thi s
may not be h o g b s f r o l dea , bu the e are sti l man fac ors tha cou d pla a r o g b s f r o l in ou dec sion.
Wh ’s the sec rity, he thcare, an foo lik on Wh am us? Is tu ent saf ty a t c f s y p pri rity? Are
cal ser ices eas ly acc ssible? Wha kin s of ea pla s are ava lable, an how muc do
cos ? Are
you pla ning to ri e or ak ti ti pub ic tra sportation? Wha are the co tra sportation? Wh sportation
cos s inv lved?
• S u ent Lif :
The col ege exp rience isn t jus abo t cla ses and stu ying. It ro ides opp rtunities to
icipate in v c i r t a a v s a t ety of ro rams and act vities. Ta som tim to ar ea n abo t the clu s,
or nizations, an rec eational opp rtunities ava lable. Is he sch y
ha ol spo ts ori nted? Do he y
hav hom comings and oth r gat erings? Do tu ents get to an out in a ? he y
ha ga ing qua (gr enery
on am am us) dur ng the day ha Wha kin t
are of oo and caf terias do he hav on am am us? Wha kin t
are the dem sch graphics of he dem sch ol?
Wha ever int rests you may fu hav , lo for it n re ou so fut re col ege. Yo can fin som of hi s
inf rmation on n he du sch e q ol’s web ite, ho ver it’ bes to sk the e que tions dur ng a c n t l ege tou