how do you chooose right college....in states...there are so many of them........?

Answer 1

First you have to ask yourself...what do I want to do as a career. After you've answer that question you need to figure out if you want to go to college farther away from home...like in another state or country...or closer to home...like in the same state or area. You also need to think about paying for the college. You can get more state/federal funding if you stay in state. If you state is divided into counties then you can get even more by staying in county. My advice to everyone is to live on campus as a freshman...just for the experience....just thought I'd throw that one in there. Okay so now you should have it narrowed down from say 1 million colleges to a couple hundred. Back to the question of what you want to do with you life. If you have a set plan...say for instance you want to be a doctor...then you need to look for a college with classes/majors in that field...premed, biology, etc. If you aren't sure of what you want to do with your life.....like the majority of college freshmen, believe it or not...then you need to make a list of what your hobbies are, what you like to do the most, and what subjects you are best at in school....like art (drawing, painting, sculpting), english (reading, writing), sciences (biology, chemistry, geology), physical education (working out, sports), psychology/sociology (helping others, counseling others, giving advice), computers (web design, computer repair)....the list goes on and on. Once you have this list look at each of the college's information (go to each college website...the info will be there in the site map...or email/snail mail each one for info), then match the colleges with the list. If a college has classes that look like something you'd like to take then put that college on the maybe list, if the college doesn't then put it on the no list. So after you do this the number of college should be reduced to hopefully less than 20. Next look at the colleges themselves...is it co-ed, what sports/student activities are there, what's the tuition/room and board like, what scholarships are offerred? You can most likely put some colleges on the no list by doing this. After that go to each college that you are thinking about and take the tour. The tour of the campus can tell you a lot....this ones hard to explain because its a personal thing here...you'll get a feeling...like "I kinda like this place it seems cool" or "OMG I think I'll die if I ever visit this campus again much less go here". Now you should have that list of colleges to a more managable level...10 or below. Apply to them all. If you get accepted to more than one then let them know...most colleges if they really want you will offer you extra scholarships to go there. I personally ended up with 93% of my freshman tuition, all my room/board, and books paid for by the college doing this. Don't be shocked to get a rejection letter from any of the colleges...I got one myself. After all the acceptance letters and scholarships come in decide your college based on how much more you (a) like the college/its classes/sports/etc and (b) who gives more scholarships/pays for the most.

Okay well there's my advice. Good luck and remember choosing the college for you may seem like a hard task but in the end it will pay off. Have fun.

Answer 2

Go to teh book store and pick up I believe it's newsweeks "America's top colleges" they rate all the colleges in the united states. The bookstore can help you find it. They tell what majors they have, enrollment #'s, cost etc. You can narrow your seach just by whether the school offers what you want on paper. Once you narrow it down to 5-10, then you go and go for a visit. They will be more than welcome to give you a campus tour and answer any questions. Then you apply to 3-5 of them and see which ones you get in to:)

Answer 3

Minimize the cost by attending a local community college for the first 2 years that has transfer programs to 4 year colleges across the country. That way you get your cake and eat it too! You get to graduate from a name brand 4 year college in the city of your choice for half the cost.

Answer 4

First, it depends on if you're comfortable going far away from home or close to home. Second, out of state tution is much more expensive than staying in the same state. You may want to consider a college that's far enough away from home but you won't get broke on. Third, you have to decide how you're going to get to school with all of your stuff. Are you going to drive there? Is the drive too long? Are you going to ship your stuff or put it in storage?

I hope this helps.

Answer 5

Choose a collage in a state that you will be happy living in.
Also look for one that has the course studies you are looking for. Check out the professors. And the over all rating of the school.I went to UCLA and loved it.
Good Luck

Answer 6

try the ones in your own state first, then see if they have your major or minors, no point in going to a school that doesnt have your career options.

Answer 7

well apply for all the ones you think you mite like to get into then research them like which one is known for certain things you r looking for then witch ever one has the most is probably the best one and if you don't get excepted into that one go to the next one with the most things you like about it.

Answer 8

You have to figure out what you want to study first.

Then, figure out what your budget is and which universities have the best programs.